JOWAI: Fatal road accideats are becoming a commonplace affair in the Jaintia Hills district.Thanks to recklessness of the public transport operators. At least on two occasions it has been conclusively proved that “unauthorised” persons were driving the vehicles which met with serious accidents resulting in loss of precious human lives. A bazar bus rolled down the hill side slope recently ending in the death of six persons. The bus was bieng driven by an unauthorised person.
The Deputy Commissioner of Jaintia Hills, Mr P.J.Bazeley has suspended the permits of both the vehicles (MLJ 335 and MLJ 99) for cancellation.
In a press release Mr Bazeley said that the administration “views with grave concern the increasing number of motor vehicle accidents involving loss of human lives. It warns that road permits of public transport vehicle detected being driven by unauthorised persons or by intoxicated driver was liable to be cancelled right away.
The press also appealed to the public to desist from the dangerous practice of travelling on rooftops of buses. Anybody found doing so would be prosecuted by the law, the press note added.