Today [27th June
2012] around 0200 pm, a bus has
reportedly fallen from the Anna Fly over [Gemini bridge] – there has been
traffic jams and ambulances are seen trying to reach the place.
Anna Salai, formerly known
as Mount Road , is the major arterial road in Chennai , India .
It starts at the Cooum Creek, south of Fort St George and ends at the Kathipara
Junction in Guindy. With the roadwork
for Metro Rail and work for railway station, major part of the road has been
made one-way recently.
Anna Flyover (Tamil: அண்ணா மேம்பாலம்), also known as Gemini
Flyover, is a dual-armed flyover in the central business district of Chennai , India .
Built by East Coast Construction and Industries in 1973, it is the first
flyover in Chennai. Decades ago, there
was the Gemini Studios, after which the
bridge was known as Gemini Flyover before renamed after the former CM of the
State.
In the recent past, there
have not been any major accidents.. from Dinamalar read that around 0200 pm
today Metropolitan Transport Corporation bus in route 17B plying from Broadway
to Mangadu met with an accident on the bridge – some reports state that the bus
while trying to enter the service lane for getting down towards Nungambakkam
High Road, fell down. Dinamalar reports
that 12 had grievous injuries and have been admitted into hospital. The actual position is not yet clear.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar @ 14.40 hrs
As reported in Dinakaran website - http://dinakaran.com/News_Detail.asp?Nid=17286
சென்னை: சென்னையில் உள்ள அண்ணா மேம்பாலத்திலிருந்து, பேருந்து கவிழ்ந்து
விபத்துக்குள்ளாகியுள்ளது. வடபழனியிலிருந்து பாரிமுனை நோக்கி சென்றுக் கொண்டிருந்த,
17எம் பேருந்து கவிழ்ந்து விபத்துக்குள்ளாகியுள்ளது. இதில் பேருந்தில் பயணம் செய்த
30பேர், காயம் அடைந்துள்ளதாக தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. காயமடைந்தவர்கள் ராயப்பேட்டை
அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். மேலும் சாலையில் அரசுப் பேருந்து கவிழ்ந்து
கிடப்பதால், அப்பகுதியில் போக்குவரத்து முடங்கியுள்ளது. விபத்தில் கவிழ்ந்த பேருந்தை
மீட்கும் பணியில், காவல்துறையினர் மற்றும் தீயணைப்பு படையினர் தீவிரமாக ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர்.
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Update at
16.30 hrs
The accident spot was quickly cardoned off by the Police with some
help by volunteers.
Within an hour, the Fly over was open to traffic – the place where
bus had fallen down was not allowed to public for some time. Ambulances rushed and ferried injured to
nearby hospitals. Cranes and rescue
vehicles lifted the bus from the scene and
by around 04.15 pm, the bus was seen pulled away from the scene by a
rescue van.
From the looks, it appeared that the bus might not have fallen from
any great height and pray that there are only injuries to travellers…..
Regards – S. Sampathkumar
Traffic flowing
at Anna flyover from thousandlights side @ 03.30 pm
The place
where the vehicle had fallen
This is the
vehicle – being towed away
this photo sent by a friend portrays damage of bigger magnitude though
this photo sent by a friend portrays damage of bigger magnitude though
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Added after
watching local TV channels’ coverage on the accident’
At times, the media and people try to sensationalise even the
suffering of others. The exact cause of
the accident is not known, and there are theories floating around from ‘driver
speaking on mobile phone’; negligence, vehicle not fit, and more….
Some good things observed are :
§
The Police and Fire Service arrived reasonably
immediately after the accident
§
Public volunteered help
§
Fortunately the bus was not fully crowded as it was mid
day
§ Fortunately no other vehicle was involved – the bus did
not fall on any other vehicle
§
Injured were rushed to accident
§ A TV news report showed Apollo Hospitals staff fully
prepared to receive the injured passengers
§ It was stated that more than 10 ambulance of Apollo and
some from the Govt hospitals were pressed in to service
§ Apollo Hospitals Chairman Dr Pratap Reddy was shown as saying that "of the 28
passengers admitted, only one is critical with multiple rib injuries, others
suffered just mild injuries".
§
A Doctor of the Royapettah Hospital stated that the no.
of persons who came there were less than 10 and none were seriously injured.
§
There was a report that Apollo did not charge anything to
the injured
§
Ministers, Mayor and many others visited the scene of
accident and also visited those undergoing treatment at the hospitals.
Traffic was allowed in less than hours time on the Gemini flyover,
which otherwise could have paralysed Chennai.
The access roads were sealed and rescue operations were undertaken in
full swing. Eventually, the bus could be
seen towed away from the scene in less than 2 hours.
Accidents do occur and the cause should be investigated to
ensure that they do not recur. However,
the swift response of the officials and Police need to be commended
With regards – S. Sampathkumar.
சாலை விதி அப்டின்னா என்ன விலை-னு கேக்குறாங்க சென்னை ல....அதுல யாருக்கும் ஒன்னும் ஆகல னு தெரிஞ்சதும் கொஞ்சம் சந்தோசம்...என்ன வண்டி ஓட்டுறானுக பன்னிப் பயலுக, 12'B ஓட்டுற ஒருத்தன் பயணிகள் எல்லாரும் வெளியில போய் விழுகுற மாதிரி ஓட்டுரான் வெண்ண...பொது மக்கள் உயிர்ன்னா அவ்லோ கேவலமா போச்சு அவனுகளுக்கு.....
ReplyDeleteyes yes.. u r right
DeleteWhat is the real cause for this accident??? bit.ly/N1gIF2
ReplyDeleteDear Srinivasan:
ReplyDeleteMount Road is not an abbreviated form of Lord Mountbatten. It is so named because it is the road that leads to St. Thomas Mount, which has been in existence since before the British arrival into India.
Sincerely,
Dr. B. Ramachandran
Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital
mdpicu@hotmail.com
Dear Dr Ramachandran
ReplyDeleteThanks. Have changed the relevant portion
Regards - S. Sampathkumar
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ReplyDeleteIt isn't 17b its 17M cut leading from Broadway to Vadapalani.
ReplyDeleteThe news goes here
thanks for sharing sampathkumar..
ReplyDeleteregards
chennaimuthu.in
Sampath-ji
ReplyDeleteThe creative mind of the media people need to be appreciated. The reason for the accident was due to 'driver talking over mobile', 'collapse of the driver seat', 'driver under intoxication', 'improper maintenance of buses', ' over speeding', 'reckless driver-could not be controlled since he is a union office-bearer'. etc. etc. if we believe the news channels..
regards
kannan
Sir very neatly described without being negative or being sensational -hats off - Priya
ReplyDeletehave travelled in this bridge on bus and have driven two wheeler - now spine chilling - good write up - Pushpa
ReplyDeleteSo in the end whose fault and what was achieved by the enquiry - anyone punished or only eye wash - Gautam
ReplyDeleteSir What happened to the enquiry - was it the fault of the driver; the vehicle........ or just those who were destined to travel in that bus - Janani
ReplyDeleterelived that this accident did not take any lives... the casaulaties are dreaded if only it had fallen on any vehicle passing down - Gomathi
ReplyDeleteநீங்க எதன் அடிப்படையில் ஓட்டுநர் செல்ஃபோனில் பேசிக்கொண்டு பேருந்தை இயக்கினார் என்பதை ஆதாரம் மற்றும் ஆவணங்களுடன் நிருபித்தால் எந்த தண்டனையும் ஏற்க தயார்(கைபேசியில் பேசிக்கொண்டு வாகனத்தை ஓட்டுவது சட்டபடி குற்றம் ஆகும் என்பது
ReplyDeleteமோட்டர் வாகன சட்டப்படி குற்றமாகும்)
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அன்புள்ள திரு அன்பழகன் அவர்களே; இந்த விபத்து நடந்த உடன் சில 'மீடியா' பல காரணங்களை கட்டவிழ்த்து விட்டாலும் பல நேரில் பார்க்காதவர்கள் தங்கள் விருப்பப்படி கூறியவையே.
ReplyDeleteநான் விபத்துக்குப் பின் நடந்த சில நல்ல நிகழ்வுகளை எழுதி இருந்தேன் . Now understand that MTC conducted a separate enquiry into the accident and placed the driver of that ill-fated bus, Mr. Prasad under suspension. “Mr. Rangaraju, a retired judge, conducted the enquiry and concluded that the driver had indulged in rash driving,” said a senior MTC official. Reports in the Press stated that MTC had dismissed that driver after the enquiry report
With regards – S. Sampathkumar.