Team-BHP - Accidents in India

Live accident spotted today morning, rather a funny incident.

Heavily modded optra tried to take a fast U turn at a busy junction. Thought he would stop since a KSRTC bus was speeding. He didnt stop and took the U turn. BANG! The bus banged right into the car. The car's left headlight and the bumper was broken. Although the car's owner tried his luck he was badly abused by the bus driver. The bus driver abused the driver and left the scene. The bus just had a small scratch. I passed the car only to see the driver staring at the damages.

Sorry no pics. It was a busy junction. This car definitely definitely qualifies for the W&W thread. Silver Optra with red doors and one huge roof scoop.

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Originally Posted by naveen.raju (Post 2367591)

Pretty thoughtless & lunatic driver I must say. The bus had the right of way & the Optra driver should have held back. Needless to say poor chap had to pay the price.

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Originally Posted by AutoIndian (Post 2367608)

Pretty thoughtless & lunatic driver I must say. The bus had the right of way & the Optra driver should have held back. Needless to say poor chap had to pay the price.

True. Because of this, the traffic was held up for 10 min at this busy junction (the same junction where the famous bus accident happened few days back). One hard feeling for the driver I agree, after seeing his modded car in this state.

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Originally Posted by naveen.raju (Post 2367611)

Are you referring to the earlier accident, where in one KL city bus tried to overtake other 2 in front from the left side & in doing so ran over the poor pedestrian who was waiting by the road side & further rammed into the house/shops along with him?

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Originally Posted by AutoIndian (Post 2367620)

Yes, the same place. That junction is currently under a lot of confusions since they have closed one lane for repairs. A lot can be expected here in the future. :Frustrati

Came across this TELESCOPIC LORRY from the pic dump in my PC. I had seen this on Deccan Herald very long back and had saved it just for the rarity of such a picture along with its details in a text file.

The comment on the picture ran as below.

Lorry cannot fly in air...!
A lorry carrying wooden logs got telescoped as the driver lost the control over the truck, on the way to Jayanagar village, near Shikaripur, on Thursday.
DH Friday June 8 2007

I had a harrowing accident today - was coasting along a narrow stretch of the road behind a goods carrier (don't remember which make now, but the size of Ace) in 2nd gear when a guy with on a fully loaded (with goods) moped overtook me, then started came between the goods thing and me, then coasted along, and then swerved in my path and braked :Shockked:

My mind just froze as this guy came very fast towards me and I hit him from my front left bumper - Hands, feet all frozen with confusing brain signals (I didin't swerve, I didn't brake, though I thought I was braking I was slamming the clutch and the throttle) as the car first hit him then kept going.

Fortunately the speed wasn't much, between 15 and 20kmph, and the guy was hit from the left - he fell off farther left and the goods on his moped pushed the moped also away from the car's path. It had rained yesterday so he fell in the mud - two scratches on the ankle is all he got.

I was of course so shaken that next I almost slammed on to a boulder on the road, Later, after talking to the guy, giving him my first aid kit etc. I waited there 20 min before getting in the car again, have been driving in 1st and 2nd gear only since then. :eek:

I guess providence sent a lesson to me today to be extra extra extra careful.

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Originally Posted by vina (Post 2369706)

Good that the guy was not hurt badly and all is well. Get your ride fixed and I am sure you would be driving with a lot more concentration especially around 2 wheelers. Such concentration lapse are pretty common given how tiring it is to drive in Indian cities and there are a lot variables to handle.

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Originally Posted by vina (Post 2369706)

I had a harrowing accident today - was coasting along a narrow stretch of the road behind a goods carrier (don't remember which make now, but the size of Ace) in 2nd gear when a guy with on a fully loaded (with goods) moped overtook me, then started came between the goods thing and me, then coasted along, and then swerved in my path and braked

My mind just froze as this guy came very fast towards me and I hit him from my front left bumper - Hands, feet all frozen with confusing brain signals (I didin't swerve, I didn't brake, though I thought I was braking I was slamming the clutch and the throttle) as the car first hit him then kept going.
Fortunately the speed wasn't much, between 15 and 20kmph, and the guy was hit from the left - he fell off farther left and the goods on his moped pushed the moped also away from the car's path. It had rained yesterday so he fell in the mud - two scratches on the ankle is all he got.
I guess providence sent a lesson to me today to be extra extra extra careful.

I remember reading in the Book Of The Vespa that quote If an inconsiderate idiot barges into your braking distance do drop back. Ypu can not prove a point by ramming into his back. unquote

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Originally Posted by rajeev k (Post 2369900)

I remember reading in the Book Of The Vespa that quote If an inconsiderate idiot barges into your braking distance do drop back. Ypu can not prove a point by ramming into his back. unquote

I usually do that, but yesterday it all happened so fast and something was distracting me (potholes, some other guys trying a dangerous overtake maneuver - a lot of things).

Anyway, it was mostly my fault. This time nothing much happened, I hope I don't do it again.

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Originally Posted by vina (Post 2370095)

Sorry? It was your fault? How? That 2 wheeler barges in between the safety distance you had been keeping and jams his brakes. OK, I guess you didn't slam your brakes was your fault but it is still not mostly your fault. I guess you are still quite scared so owning up to it even though you didn't need to. I hope you didn't pay him for the damages due to your unnecessary guilt.

This happened a couple of minutes (10 mins) before we arrived at the spot.Was driving back from Kerala and at around 10AM last 2 weeks back we saw this. The notorious Toppur –NH7 (Dharmapuri) steep descend and road humps was a scene of a pile up.

The trailer carrying a Barge had failed brakes and the driver was making his best by driving on the median to slow down and prevent hitting someone. He unfortunately hit a truck 1 >>that in turn hit a bus 2 >>>> another truck with battery plates 3 >>and a Maruti 4>> got stuck in between. Finally he scooped up a Swift 5>> to the opposite side and run up the median himself in an attempt to stop the carnage. So five in total.

The tractor driver obviously ran away from the scene and we got to speak to the cleaner who gave us the story. The cops and ambulance arrived and you can see the occupants of the 800 (lady near the ambulance) and the driver getting first aid. God’s grace no one died in the accident but certainly lots of cuts and bruises + tons of heart break and psychological issues to deal with.

Again all this is from one single accident with no loss of life. God is great.

Miyer