Surat: Nine-year-old boy crushed to death by GSRTC bus in BRTS lane

SURAT: A nine-year-old boy was knocked down by a Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) bus in BRTS corridor at Pandesara in the city on Thursday morning. The boy died on the spot as his head was crushed under the wheels of the bus.
Rahul Rajput, 9, a resident of Pandesara, jumped the iron railing of BRTS corridor to cross to the other side of the road at Premnagar Dargah when he was run over by the GSRTC bus. He was going to purchase grocery from a shop. Sources said the boy is survived by his parents and two siblings. The driver of the bus had entered BRTS lane illegally from the intersection near the dargah.
Rahul jumped the iron railing of BRTS corridor at Premnagar Dargah when he was run over by the GSRTC bus in Surat
Vijay Singarakhiya, police sub-inspector of Pandesara police station, told TOI, “The bus was going toward Navsari when the accident occurred. As there was heavy traffic on main road, the bus driver entered the BRTS lane. Suddenly, the boy crossed the lane without noticing the speeding bus.”
Singarakhiya said bus driver Dashrath Thakur, a resident of Ghatlodia in Ahmedabad, has been arrested under section 304(a) of Indian Penal Code for causing death by negligence.
Kamlesh Naik, assistant commissioner of Surat Municipal Corporation’s BRTS cell, told TOI, “Earlier, we had written to GSRTC regarding illegal entry of buses into BRTS lane. The lane is dedicated for city and BRT buses only. Despite this, GSRTC bus drivers flout the norms.”