Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)

Mangaluru, Dec 5: In another instance of public insensitivity, a youth, who met an accident, was lying on the road for several minutes while the public was taking his photos. Later, Jayaprakash Alva arrived at the spot and arranged an auto rickshaw to shift him to the hospital. The incident took place near Kulur bridge on Friday December 4.

Speaking to Daijiworld, Jayaprakash Alva said, "Though the youth was lying on the road after he was severely injured in the accident, people were clicking photographs but no one was ready to take him to the hospital. Finally, I stopped an auto rickshaw driver who helped me to shift the youth to the hospital."

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He also said traffic police who was on duty on the spot also failed to make arrangements to shift the victim. Instead, he stated that his duty hours were over.

"A painful thing is that though he was rushed to the hospital, he could not be saved. If people would rush him immediately to the hospital, his life could be saved," Jayaprakash Alva said.

"Over speeding of a private bus led to the accident," he said.

It is said that the youth was injured after he was hit by a private bus. Immediately after the accident, both driver and conductor of the bus fled from the spot.

It is said that though there were many police vehicles in the vicinity, they failed to shift the accident victim.