MTC bus driver sentenced to four years in prison for causing two deaths in 2017 accident
A 56-year-old MTC bus driver has been sentenced to four years in prison for a 2017 accident that resulted in the deaths of two young men. The court found the driver guilty of rash and negligent driving.
Why it matters
It underscores the legal consequences of road negligence and the judicial process regarding public transport safety.
MTC bus driver sentenced to four years in prison for causing two deaths in 2017 accident CHENNAI A court has sentenced a 56-year-old Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus driver to four years in prison and imposed a fine of ₹11,000 for causing the deaths of two 20-year-old men in a road accident in Ayanavaram in 2017. On the night of September 24, 2017, one Mani was driving an MTC bus at high speed and in a rash and negligent manner from east to west at the junction of K.H. Road and Somasundaram Street in Ayanavaram. The bus rammed into a two-wheeler that was proceeding in the same direction on the road. The two-wheeler riders, R. Manikandan, 20, and S.
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