Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation [MSRTC] — Road-rage by Shivshahi bus driver

Date: 11th May, 2023
Time: Between 4:30 pm to 5:00pm
Place: State Highway 27, Pune Ahmednagar Highway, between Kharadi bypass and Phoenix Marketcity signal.

The Shivshahi bus overtook me riding on a two-wheeler (MH12 RX 2708) from the right side near the HP petrol pump and on purpose veered the bus on the left to block my movement along with other vehicles on left side. Since the road was straight and with some traffic, i was able to reach the bus close again. This time i went on the right side front wheel of the bus to tell the driver to driver properly. Seeing me, the driver drove the bus in such extreme right side that in a matter of few seconds I would have been crushed between the walls of the BRTS bus stop (on my right) and the bus (on my left). Frightened, i shouted aloud and he veered the bus to the extreme left side of the road. This BRTS lane is at the Phoenix signal on the same road.

I want to raise a complain since this driver deliberately wanted to have me killed by accident, since I rode back to question him and his way of driving rashly on a semi-crowded road.

The road would be equipped with cameras and I am sure with the given timeframe you would be able to track the bus as well as the driver. It is important that this active road-rage displayed by drivers from state owned buses be curtailed.