<div align="justify">A BMTC bus hit a road divider in front of the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum on the busy Kasturba Road in central Bengaluru on Tuesday morning, sending the concrete block spinning onto the other side of the road. <br /><br />It was a miracle that there were no casualties as the road was unusually free at that hour. The bus was going from Shivajinagar to KR Market. Rudramuni, the driver, lost control of the bus and it sharply swerved to the right, hitting the road divider and coming to a halt. Luckily, the concrete block that forms the road divider didn’t dash under the wheels of other vehicles on the other lane, eyewitnesses said.<br /><br />Rudramuni said the steering wheel got jammed. “I couldn’t turn it and the bus crashed into the road divider,” he claimed. He sustained minor injuries and was admitted to hospital. <br /><br />Eyewitnesses said it was a miracle that the roads were empty. Kasturba Road is one of the busiest and most congested roads in the central business district.<br /><br />Traffic on Kasturba Road was disrupted for some time. The jurisdictional Cubbon Park traffic police rushed to the spot, removed the bus from the spot and fixed the road divider. The passengers were later sent to KR Market in another bus. <br /><br />BMTC Chairman Nagaraj Yadav, who was on the spot, said he had spoken to the officials concerned and found that there was no technical problem with the bus. “I have asked the managing director to conduct an impartial investigation. The engineering section says the bus had an automatic steering wheel which wouldn’t get stuck,” Yadav said, adding that the bus was being driven at a speed of 50 kmph.<br /><br />He continued: “The section of the road (where the accident occurred) is like a slope. It seems the driver was speeding. I have also asked the officials to check the call detail record of his phone to ascertain whether he was talking to someone. We will not reach a conclusion until we get a report.” Yadav further said the BMTC would hold counselling sessions to make drivers aware of road safety.</div>
<div align="justify">A BMTC bus hit a road divider in front of the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum on the busy Kasturba Road in central Bengaluru on Tuesday morning, sending the concrete block spinning onto the other side of the road. <br /><br />It was a miracle that there were no casualties as the road was unusually free at that hour. The bus was going from Shivajinagar to KR Market. Rudramuni, the driver, lost control of the bus and it sharply swerved to the right, hitting the road divider and coming to a halt. Luckily, the concrete block that forms the road divider didn’t dash under the wheels of other vehicles on the other lane, eyewitnesses said.<br /><br />Rudramuni said the steering wheel got jammed. “I couldn’t turn it and the bus crashed into the road divider,” he claimed. He sustained minor injuries and was admitted to hospital. <br /><br />Eyewitnesses said it was a miracle that the roads were empty. Kasturba Road is one of the busiest and most congested roads in the central business district.<br /><br />Traffic on Kasturba Road was disrupted for some time. The jurisdictional Cubbon Park traffic police rushed to the spot, removed the bus from the spot and fixed the road divider. The passengers were later sent to KR Market in another bus. <br /><br />BMTC Chairman Nagaraj Yadav, who was on the spot, said he had spoken to the officials concerned and found that there was no technical problem with the bus. “I have asked the managing director to conduct an impartial investigation. The engineering section says the bus had an automatic steering wheel which wouldn’t get stuck,” Yadav said, adding that the bus was being driven at a speed of 50 kmph.<br /><br />He continued: “The section of the road (where the accident occurred) is like a slope. It seems the driver was speeding. I have also asked the officials to check the call detail record of his phone to ascertain whether he was talking to someone. We will not reach a conclusion until we get a report.” Yadav further said the BMTC would hold counselling sessions to make drivers aware of road safety.</div>
