Scooty Rider Killed After Being Hit by STS Bus in Garacharma

Sri Vijaya Puram | January 27, 2026

Tarun Karthick

A tragic highway accident claimed the lifetime of a scooty rider close to the sand yard near the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Garacharma on Tuesday night.

According to the First Information Report (FIR) registered at Pahargaon Police Station, the incident occurred at round 4:30 pm when an STS bus was travelling on the Aberdeen Bazaar–Jirkatang route. The scooty rider, who was initially from Ghaziabad, was continuing in direction of a servicing centre within the Garacharma course when the bus allegedly struck the two-wheeler from behind.

The influence brought on the rider to lose steadiness and fall onto the highway. He reportedly slipped underneath the bus and sustained deadly accidents, dying on the spot. A police personnel travelling on the bus knowledgeable Pahargaon Police Station concerning the incident, following which emergency companies and police personnel rushed to the scene. However, the rider had already succumbed to his accidents instantly after the accident.

A case has been registered underneath related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Motor Vehicles Act, together with provisions associated to inflicting dying by negligence and rash and negligent driving, towards the STS bus driver.

The incident has as soon as once more highlighted issues over highway security and the necessity for strict adherence to visitors norms, significantly on busy stretches.