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'Berserk' India bus driver kills nine in Pune | 'Berserk' India bus driver kills nine in Pune |
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A bus driver has smashed his vehicle into traffic and pedestrians in the western Indian city of Pune, killing nine people and injuring 27 others. | A bus driver has smashed his vehicle into traffic and pedestrians in the western Indian city of Pune, killing nine people and injuring 27 others. |
The driver damaged 40 vehicles before the bus was brought to a halt after 30 minutes and police arrested him. | |
The driver, named as Santosh Maruti Mane, "went berserk" on a 25km (17 mile) rampage during the morning rush hour, police said. | The driver, named as Santosh Maruti Mane, "went berserk" on a 25km (17 mile) rampage during the morning rush hour, police said. |
They are questioning the 30-year-old driver to try to determine a motive. | |
'Second life' | |
Mr Mane, who is a driver with the government-run state transport department, arrived at a bus depot early on Wednesday and drove off with an empty bus, police said. | Mr Mane, who is a driver with the government-run state transport department, arrived at a bus depot early on Wednesday and drove off with an empty bus, police said. |
Eyewitnesses said he drove the vehicle at very high speed and on the wrong side of the road through busy areas, running over pedestrians and smashing into vehicles. | |
Police opened fire at the bus to try to bring it to a halt. | Police opened fire at the bus to try to bring it to a halt. |
"We don't know why the driver behaved like this. He just went berserk. We are trying to find out the reason. A college student took control of the bus when it slowed down after hitting a vehicle," Pune police chief Meeran Borwankar told reporters. | "We don't know why the driver behaved like this. He just went berserk. We are trying to find out the reason. A college student took control of the bus when it slowed down after hitting a vehicle," Pune police chief Meeran Borwankar told reporters. |
"Citizens came forward and literally threw children away from the road. He was in such a dangerous mood. Ultimately he was held [by police] but the damage has been tremendous," she said. | |
TV pictures showed smashed cars, cycles and auto-rickshaws that had been hit by the bus. | |
"Whoever came in his way, he just rammed into them," one eyewitness told a news channel. | |
Another witness said: "I was out jogging, there was a noise, I jumped immediately that is why I was saved. This is my second life, I would have been dead." |