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Passengers left midway by private travels bus in Telangana
The Hindu
Bus from Kerala was going towards Assam with 64 workers.
: Sixty-four passengers, all of them migrant workers bound for their home, were literally taken for a ride after the private bus they were travelling by decamped during a lunch halt, on the NH-65 (Hyderabad-Vijayawada) in Narketpally police limits here on Friday, November 5, 2021.
According to police, the white coloured bus, bearing registration numbers KL-38-D-709 and stickered as ‘Gang Boss Travel Hub’ on the windshield, originated in Kerala and was going towards Assam. The bus was overloaded with 64 workers, including women and a few children, from Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.
Aggrieved passengers, who are sheltered at a private function hall since Friday evening, said the bus driver and cleaner had hinted about a repair. While the occupants were at lunch, the driver and the cleaner fled the place. The passengers luggage and belongings were in the bus.