Chennai, Sept 21 (BPNS)

A private bus plying in Coimbatore got stuck in a pothole dug for laying drinking water pipelines. The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 21. A crane was deployed for lifting the bus up.

BPNS had earlier reported of the roads in Coimbatore are being dug in almost all areas creating major traffic issues and two-wheeler riders losing balance and falling down in these potholes.

The work for laying drinking water pipelines was taking place in Coimbatore’s Tadagam Road from Shivaji Nagar to KNG Pudur.  This has led to several potholes in Tadagam road and a private bus unexpectedly got stuck in the hole on Wednesday.

The passengers in the bus were deboarded and the bus was lifted after a couple of hours by a crane brought from Coimbatore city. The whole road turned into a major traffic snarl following the bus getting struck in the pothole.

Tadagam road police said that notice would be served to the PWD state highways to immediately complete the work as frequent accidents have been taking place in the area.

R.K. Usman, a businessman from Coimbatore while speaking to BPNS said, “The Tadagam road area is hell for motorists, the road has thrown up several potholes after it was dug for laying drinking water pipelines. Several two-wheeler motorists have met with falls in these potholes. Today a bus was stuck in a pothole leading to hours of traffic snarl. We have submitted several complaints to the PWD for a solution to this issue, but nothing has happened. Maybe today’s incident has opened the eyes of the authorities.”