Kasargod: Bus Crushes its Own Conductor to Death
Stephen Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (RD)
Kasargod, Jul 26: In a freak accident, a bus conductor died when he fell out of the front door and was run over by the same bus on Thursday July 26.
The bus conductor has been identified as 24-year-old Shiju Kumar, a native of Kundanguyi Chera Paikat.
Shiju was employed with Bharatraj (Kalyani) private bus plying between Kasargod and Bandadka.
The bus left for Bandadka from the city bus stand at 8.30 am on Thursday and was heavily crowded with students. At a steep curve at Balanadka, near here, Shiju was thrown out of the front door and run over by the rear tire of the same bus.
Shiju had been working as a conductor for a few years. He was the sole earning member in the family since his father Mohan had passed away eight years ago.
Shiju is survived by his mother Bhargavi and sister Sheeba who is studying in II PUC.