Guest guest Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 i read this in yesterdays newspaper... an unsung hero indeed! Pranams to all Shyam I'll die but I will save all of you By: Ojas Mehta December 20, 2006 Even in his last minutes, bus driver Razzaq (50) proved he was a man of his words. Soon after he realised that the brakes of the bus he was driving had failed, he informed his 54 passengers about the situation but assured them that he would save their lives even if he had to die in the process. That is exactly what happened. Fifteen minutes later, he rammed the bus, carrying Jain pilgrims, into a huge boulder near Kasara. Razzaq died on the spot but the passengers were safe. The incident happened at 3.30 pm yesterday. Four passengers were seriously injured while 20 other suffered minor injuries. They were taken to a dispensary in Shahapur and later transferred to Nanavati Hospital. The Chirag Travels bus (MH 04-G 5242) was carrying members of Sri Vijapur Oswal Jain Yuvak Mandal who had organised a religious tour from Ahmedabad. Kusumben Shah (59), a resident of Vasana, Ahmedabad, who escaped with minor injuries on her head, said, "We were all playing antakshari when Razzaq informed us that the brakes had failed while descending the ghats at Shahapur near Kasara." Kusumben said that for the next 15 minutes, Razzaq steered the bus that was speeding down the ghats with its own momentum even as terrified passengers held on to their seats. "Ae Dev no manas hato (He was a man of God). "He asked us to hang in there and assured us that he will save every one of us even if he had to sacrifice his own life for us. We heard a huge crash and the sound of the front glass of the bus crashing. Next thing I knew, my son Dushyant (31) was thrown out of the front window." Kusumben's other son Saumil (38), who owns an electrical goods shop at Vasana, said, "He used a milk tanker that was traveling parallel to our bus to dash against a rock and save our lives. Had he swerved on to the other side, the bus would have fallen into a ditch, which would have resulted in a tremendous loss of lives." The grateful passengers are planning to give some compensation to Razzaq's family. Hazrat Mohammad (24), another driver with Chirag Travels, said, "Razzaqbhai was a very good driver. He is from Uttar Pradesh and has three daughters and a son. He had driving experience of around 25 years." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 shyam_md <shyam_md > wrote: i read this in yesterdays newspaper... an unsung hero indeed! Pranams to all Shyam I'll die but I will save all of you By: Ojas Mehta December 20, 2006 Even in his last minutes, bus driver Razzaq (50) proved he was a man of his words. Soon after he realised that the brakes of the bus he was driving had failed, he informed his 54 passengers about the situation but assured them that he would save their lives even if he had to die in the process. That is exactly what happened. Fifteen minutes later, he rammed the bus, carrying Jain pilgrims, into a huge boulder near Kasara. Razzaq died on the spot but the passengers were safe. The incident happened at 3.30 pm yesterday. Four passengers were seriously injured while 20 other suffered minor injuries. They were taken to a dispensary in Shahapur and later transferred to Nanavati Hospital. The Chirag Travels bus (MH 04-G 5242) was carrying members of Sri Vijapur Oswal Jain Yuvak Mandal who had organised a religious tour from Ahmedabad. Kusumben Shah (59), a resident of Vasana, Ahmedabad, who escaped with minor injuries on her head, said, "We were all playing antakshari when Razzaq informed us that the brakes had failed while descending the ghats at Shahapur near Kasara." Kusumben said that for the next 15 minutes, Razzaq steered the bus that was speeding down the ghats with its own momentum even as terrified passengers held on to their seats. "Ae Dev no manas hato (He was a man of God). "He asked us to hang in there and assured us that he will save every one of us even if he had to sacrifice his own life for us. We heard a huge crash and the sound of the front glass of the bus crashing. Next thing I knew, my son Dushyant (31) was thrown out of the front window." Kusumben's other son Saumil (38), who owns an electrical goods shop at Vasana, said, "He used a milk tanker that was traveling parallel to our bus to dash against a rock and save our lives. Had he swerved on to the other side, the bus would have fallen into a ditch, which would have resulted in a tremendous loss of lives." The grateful passengers are planning to give some compensation to Razzaq's family. Hazrat Mohammad (24), another driver with Chirag Travels, said, "Razzaqbhai was a very good driver. He is from Uttar Pradesh and has three daughters and a son. He had driving experience of around 25 years." Please try to get his address so that we can make some contribution to the bereaved. Sankarraman P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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