Delhi: Auto Driver Rides On Crowded Footover Bridge
Auto driver's dangerous stunt on Delhi footbridge and minister's car on Lucknow railway station platform raise safety concerns.
Traffic congestion is a major issue in Delhi. The incident occured in Hamdard Nagar area. A autorickshaw driver was stuck in traffic on the road below the foot over bridge. The traffic movement on the road was very slow. However, to avoid the traffic the auto driver took a steep turn and got the auto on a footpath and then jumped it onto the stairs of the foot over bridge. Pedestrians on the bridge, taken aback by the auto, made way for it to pass. The 25-year-old driver, identified as Munna, risked his life and the lives of pedestrians. The autorickshaw was empty when the driver drove it over the footover bridge. The stunt of the autorickshaw driver was captured on camera by an onlooker and the video is now going viral on social media. In the video, another man named Amit jumps into it after helping the driver navigate the vehicle onto the stairs of the foot over bridge. Soon after the incident, police officials arrested the driver as well as the man who jumped in. Further investigation is underway. In another such incident, Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry minister Dharampal Singh Saini took his VVIP Toyota Fortuner SUV car inside the platform at Railway Station in Lucknow as he was getting late to catch a train to Bareilly. He parked his car at the platform of the station and got down from the car to catch the accelerator.
