Report by:Mir Arif

Rafiabad: The timely action by a army driver who was driving a fully bullet proof vehicle of army’s 32 Rashtriya Rifles saved the lives of around 50 passengers who were on board in a over speedy matador which was plying on wrong side near Rawoocha Rafiabad.

The thinking,consciousness and alertness of the army driver averted a major tragedy by averting head to head collision after the army driver noticed that a uncontrollable over speedy vehicle( mini bus)full of passengers is coming in opposite side in a wrong lane.

Realizing the danger, the army driver without getting panicky displayed courage and immediately turned his vehicle to left side and allowed it to hit a cement wall preventing the over speedy mini bus from head to head collision.

Locals witnesses told that a over speedy matador was plying in wrong direction and as soon as army driver saw that the over speedy matador is coming uncontrollably and it will lead to a disastrous collision the army driver immediately turned his vehicle in left direction and allowed his vehicle to collide with a nearby wall which paved way for the speedy matador to cross but unfortunately due to over speed the matador still collided with back side of army vehicle as the driver had fully lost control over his vehicle.

In the incident only army driver and driver of the other vehicle suffered minor bruises and lives of other civilians (Passengers) were saved only because of the alertness and timely action of army driver who did not lost his cool because we have seen how he managed to allow his vehicle to collide with a wall so that a major tragedy which could have arisen due to head to head collision was averted told a passenger who was on board in the over speedy matador mini bus.

If army driver had not showed his presence of mind at right time there would have been a major accident and the mini bus would have plunged into a deep gorge due to head to head collision told a local who was on spot.

It is pertinent to mention that the incident occurred near Rawoocha village when the army vehicle was coming towards Watergam Rafiabad.

Locals said that the driver of army vehicle  showed great presence of mind even during this condition and averted major accident and saved lives of many and for this we salute Indian Army.