A 59-year-old BMTC bus conductor was killed after being crushed to death by a bus in Yelahanka New Town on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Somashekharaiah, was standing behind the bus waiting for passengers to board at the BMTC bus stop at 4th stage, while the driver was in his seat. The bus suddenly started moving backwards and crushed Somshekharaiah to death. Passers-by rushed him to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him as brought dead.
Sensing trouble, the driver escaped after abandoning the bus. The Yelahanka traffic police have seized the bus and are on the lookout for the driver.
It is not clear whether the brake failed and the driver accidentally pressed the accelerator while the bus was on reverse gear, a police officer said.
