Pune: The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) on Monday launched a citywide crackdown on buses operating with their doors open while in motion, following the death of a student who fell from a moving bus on Sinhagad Road on August 24.
It is extremely unfortunate that a passenger lost her life while travelling on a PMPML bus. Teams have been deployed across city routes to check compliance with safety norms and take action against drivers and conductors found violating the directions. The transport undertaking has also ordered immediate repairs to faulty doors. PMPML chairman and managing director Mahesh Awhad had issued strict instructions after the accident, making it mandatory for all buses to keep their doors closed while moving. Drivers, conductors and depot managers have been made responsible for ensuring compliance. “After the accident, we issued strict instructions to all our drivers and conductors to remain alert and ensure that the bus doors are kept closed while the bus is moving. The student fell from a moving bus after its door was not closed and later died, prompting the transport undertaking to issue stringent safety instructions.
The August 24 incident had raised concerns over passenger safety on PMPML buses. From today onwards, strict vigilance is being maintained by our teams across city routes to ensure that these safety instructions are followed,” Awhad said.
