<p>The driver of a BMTC bus suffered an epilepsy attack while at the wheel and the swerving vehicle rammed into a motorbike, an autorickshaw and a car on the service road near Kempapura junction in Hebbal on Saturday afternoon. Three people were injured in the accident.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The police said Venkatesh, the driver of the bus plying between Yelahanka and City Market, suffered the attack at around 1 pm and collapsed on the steering wheel. <br /><br />An alert conductor, Thimma Reddy, took control of the bus and brought it to a halt applying the hand brake.<br /><br />Reddy then called up the BMTC control room, which rushed an ambulance to the spot. By then the police, too, arrived and shifted the injured bike rider Venu Gopal, a resident of Jeevanahalli, and autorickshaw driver Sohail, a resident of Yelahanka, to a nearby hospital. They were discharged after first aid.<br /><br />Bus driver Venkatesh was taken to Baptist Hospital, where doctors treating him said he was out of danger.<br /><br />“Fortunately, no major casualties happened. A few vehicles were damaged and a major mishap was averted, thanks to the alert conductor,” said a police officer.<br /><br />Vehicular movement was disrupted for about 30 minutes around the Hebbal flyover before traffic cops arrived and eased the situation. The Hebbal traffic police are investigating.</p>
<p>The driver of a BMTC bus suffered an epilepsy attack while at the wheel and the swerving vehicle rammed into a motorbike, an autorickshaw and a car on the service road near Kempapura junction in Hebbal on Saturday afternoon. Three people were injured in the accident.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The police said Venkatesh, the driver of the bus plying between Yelahanka and City Market, suffered the attack at around 1 pm and collapsed on the steering wheel. <br /><br />An alert conductor, Thimma Reddy, took control of the bus and brought it to a halt applying the hand brake.<br /><br />Reddy then called up the BMTC control room, which rushed an ambulance to the spot. By then the police, too, arrived and shifted the injured bike rider Venu Gopal, a resident of Jeevanahalli, and autorickshaw driver Sohail, a resident of Yelahanka, to a nearby hospital. They were discharged after first aid.<br /><br />Bus driver Venkatesh was taken to Baptist Hospital, where doctors treating him said he was out of danger.<br /><br />“Fortunately, no major casualties happened. A few vehicles were damaged and a major mishap was averted, thanks to the alert conductor,” said a police officer.<br /><br />Vehicular movement was disrupted for about 30 minutes around the Hebbal flyover before traffic cops arrived and eased the situation. The Hebbal traffic police are investigating.</p>
