On January 25 a pathetic incident took place in Pune, In the morning hours in Pune city a crook bus driver went insane on the congested streets and that breaking all the vehicles into pieces which are approaching in its way and committing nine persons dead and 27 more hurted.

Infact it was a bad dream in the Swargate area, as the bus which was driven by a Maharashtra State Corporation bus driver named as Santosh Mane of 30 years old who moved towards all the way from a wrong side of the occupied Pune—Solapur Road and went breaking all types of vehicles into pieces in the way and hurting the persons who are travelling on foot, who ran for their lives.  

The driver 30-year-old Santosh Mane was arrested after an hour-long chase near Neelayam theatre in the city. Though initial reports said the bus driver was mentally disturbed, police said it was too early to comment.  

Satpal Singh, ADG (Law and Order), said, “Nine persons are dead and 27 have been injured in the accident”.  “He was hitting everything that was coming in his way,” he said.

The Swargate bus terminus officials said they were investigating the incident involving the bus, which was scheduled to leave for Satara.

Pune mayor Mohansingh Rajpal, who visited the spot, asked angry citizens to maintain peace.

Pune Police Commissioner Meeran Borwankar said Mane was a licensed bus driver on duty and took charge of the Satara-bound transport bus as scheduled “After he embarked on the bus, he just went berserk. 

He went on ramming vehicles, hit pedestrians. He was in such a dangerous mood,” she said.

Meeran said the driver started operating the vehicle belonging to the Satara depot at 8.15 am, around the time when there is a peak movement of school buses in the morning.

Borwankar said the driver was not under suspension and finished his regular duties yesterday at 7.30 pm.

Eyewitnesses said several people escaped being hit by the bus driven by Mane.

The Pune State Transport department has accepted to give a ex-gratia of Rs one lakh to the family whose member lost their lifes, and Rs 75,000 to the members who were severely hurted and Rs 50,000 to all the members who were injured in the accident.