![]() ![]() ![]() Sudheer Babu, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone) in Hyderabad informs that in the last one year there have been no registered complaints in Hyderabad and such instances are very “rare”. Some people even had liquor bottles with them and were drinking through the journey.” Nobody complains Strangely enough, the police maintain that cases of harassment on inter-city buses are unheard of. Apoorva T., who works at an MNC in Vizag, says, “On my way back from Goa, I decided to travel by bus and realised almost immediately what a mistake it was. Usual suspects Buses that ply to Goa and Pondicherry are abound with drunken passengers. “You can’t let your guard down even for a minute,” she rues. He passed out after a while, but the whole thing was quite scary.” Shanti Kumar, a homemaker from Vizag who often travels to Hyderabad by bus, says that the journey becomes even more tedious for female travellers as they have to be on guard all the time. The driver threatened to throw him out and a few men had to intervene and calm him down. The conductor asked him to move to a seat where he could he keep an eye on him, but he refused to budge. It is a nuisance if you happen to be on the same bus as one of them.” Talking about her recent ordeal, Radhika, a frequent traveller to Mumbai says, “A co-passenger on my bus was very drunk and was creating a scene. Renu Jadojia, an architect, who often travels by private buses, says, “Everybody knows that on bus journeys no one checks whether you are carrying liquor or you’re drunk. No checks in place With no regulatory body or any rule to keep a check on drunk passengers, it’s a free for all affair. These tipsy men who reek of stale alcohol, are loud, lecherous and usually, just wait to create trouble, say female passengers, admitting that overnight bus journeys become nightmarish with drunk men on board. In fact, it’s an everyday reality for hundreds of female passengers who travel on intercity buses that usually ply at nights. However, women in the city point out that this is not an isolated case. ![]() Officials also said it was unclear how that car ended up on the tracks.Tipsy men who board inter-city buses after a drink too many make travel a nightmarish experience, complain women, admitting that this menace has become a scary reality The recent incident of a Norwegian tourist being harassed by five drunk men while she was on her way to Shirdi in an APSRTC bus, received much attention, especially since the men were later arrested on charges of harassment. Watts said no one was injured and that the incident also remains under investigation. Video from a WTVR CBS 6 crew on the scene showed a white sedan lodged under a tanker car around 11 p.m. "The vehicle is still stuck on the tracks the trains not going anywhere," a witness told WTVR CBS 6. "It was kind of scary.”Īnother train slammed into a car about a mile down the tracks at the intersection of Ashcake Road and Center Street around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. “It happens quite often to my understanding, but this is the first time I’ve ever really come up on one," Jim Stevenson said. In fact, just seconds after hitting the car, the train came to a stop and its second locomotive could be seen in the camera’s frame.Īs of 8 p.m., Watts said the scene was still active and that officers were investigating the cause of the accident.Ī man who has lived in the area his entire life said he has heard about accidents like this before, but has never witnessed one. ![]() Video then showed a CSX train moving slowly heading for the car with its whistle sounding continuously.Ī worker at a nearby restaurant said first responders notified CSX, but that the train was too close to be able to stop completely. The car turned too soon and ends up driving off the elevated crossing and onto the rails - getting stuck between the double tracks that run through the town.Ī man and woman inside the car made it out of the car in time and Watts said no one was injured. Video from captured the moment a green sedan attempted to make a left from England onto North Center Street. Less than 24 hours after a freight train slammed into a car in Ashland, officials confirmed another vehicle was hit by a train near the town's historic train station and Randolph-Macon College Sunday night.Ĭhip Watts with Ashland Police said officers were called for a report of a car on the tracks at England Street and North Center Street around 6:25 p.m. ![]()
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