A KSRTC driver has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined ₹10,000 for a 2018 crash in which a bus hit two scooter riders waiting at a traffic signal in Aluva, Ernakulam district. The sentence was delivered by the Paravur Principal Assistant Sessions Court on October 9, 2026.
The driver, A.K. Unni, who was attached to the Mala KSRTC depot, was convicted in connection with the crash at Thottakkattukara Junction in Aluva on August 10, 2018. The two victims, Arjun K. Shaji and Abhishek, were from Cherai, according to the report by Malayala Manorama.
The case concerned a KSRTC bus that was travelling at high speed before striking the two scooter riders as they waited at the signal. The report did not specify the route of the bus, the exact time of the collision or the sections of law under which the conviction and sentence were recorded.
The sentence was issued by Principal Assistant Sessions Judge Vincy Ann Peter Joseph. The court proceedings followed an investigation by the Aluva East police and the filing of a chargesheet after the initial case was registered by the Aluva Traffic Unit.
Sub-Inspector K.T. Mohammed Kabir of the Aluva Traffic Unit registered the first information report. Vishal Johnson, who was then the station house officer of Aluva East police, conducted the investigation and submitted the chargesheet before the court. Additional Public Prosecutor Advocate Deepa Manoj represented the prosecution.
The crash highlights the legal and operational consequences that can follow fatal collisions involving public transport vehicles, particularly at signalised junctions where road users are expected to be stationary. In this case, the victims were waiting at the junction when the bus struck them, according to the report.
The proceedings also show the time involved in resolving a serious road crash through the criminal justice system. The collision occurred in August 2018, while the sentence was delivered more than eight years later. The supplied report does not provide details of the defence arguments, the evidence considered by the court, or whether an appeal is planned.
The immediate outcome is the three-year prison sentence and ₹10,000 fine imposed on the driver. No further court direction, appeal detail or administrative action by KSRTC was reported in the supplied account.
