KSRTC — KSRTC Airavat Volvo Bus could have burnt and passengers could have died

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Bangalore, Karnataka

Dear Team, I was travelling from Bangalore to Hyderabad in KSRTC (Its a Govt Bus agency of Karnataka Govt) Volvo multi axle bus on Date of journey : 25/07/2014 and PNR No : J44191228. The bus caught fire at the rear end and the supporting tire totally got burnt and melted I am attaching the photos FYR. The bus driver did not notice and there was police patrol coming chasing from 3 kilometers still the driver did not stopped and once we've heard a sound then the driver has stopped the bus then we heard some sound coming and we alerted the driver then the driver stopped the bus and checked the tire that time we've noticed the supporting tire totally got burnt. The bus driver did not have any spare tire and equipments to fix the tires. even the bus was not equipped with the tool box which is mandatory in normal buses. Being a Volvo and after spreading so much awareness the KSRTC people have not even provided the basic equipments with the bus. The bus could have become another Palem incident where entire bus got burnt and entire 40+ people have died but by the grace of god we are alive and no back up tire and no correct equipment to open and fix the tire available with the bus. There is no coordination between the state bus as my bus stopped by this incident and when we tried to stop other buses (KSRTC) for help but no one stopped by showing the hands as if we are thieves after seeing KSRTC bus they didn't stop and came for our rescue. I have raised a complaint to KSRTC on the same day but till now there is not action has been taken on the incident and i have learnt that the same kind of incident has happened next day to other bus in Karnataka by KSRTC only. I am attaching the Photos with Bus number. I have raised a complaint and provided all the description with Photos on the same day but still I did not see any action (893050). I am hoping at least now you will take any action now, so that we can avoid same kind of incidents happening again. Thanks, Satish Kumar M