Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru May 14: Oftentimes, a car clogging the road traffic is openly detested with little hope of getting any help. It is a double whammy if the driver happens to be a panic-stricken woman. Although in a recent incident, the city saw a pleasant turn of events when a traffic police personnel became an angel in disguise to a woman whose car broke down in the middle of the busy road. What was nicer to note was the help provided by the bystanders.
The technically adept policeman came to the rescue of the stranded driver, and the many motorists who were thus adding the long que of traffic behind the car, near Lalbagh junction on Saturday, May 13.
It was around 3pm when traffic police Deranna, from the Traffic West Police Station Pandeshwar, was monitoring traffic at the busy junction at Lalbagh and noticed a car stuck in the middle of the road, choking the vehicular movement. He approached the driver who seemed anxious and decided to help her.
Deranna opened the bonnet of the car and checked the vehicle for any fault, trying to move it onward, but his efforts were in vain, as the car would not budge. He therefore pushed the car along to the side of the road and was helped by the few bystanders there.
Speaking to daijiworld.com, Deranna said, "The car which had Maharastra registration was moving towards Lalbagh from Ladyhill. When it was moving past the Mangaluru city corporation area, the vehicle got stuck on the road. The lady driver started to panic, and inspite of her efforts, the vehicle did not move. Buses, cars and other vehicles were stranded at the spot. I went up to the car, opened the bonnet of the vehicle and checked the engine. There seemed to be a problem in the battery which caused the breakdown. So, with the help of those around, I pushed the vehicle aside and called for a mechanic to repair it."
This is not the first instance where a Mangaluru traffic police has gone out of her/his way and been a good samaritan. The city traffic police are known to have a reputation of helping people on several occasions.