Koppal: Human apathy was again on display as a young lad was run over by a government bus here and all onlookers did was to record his plight on their phones.Later a video of the incident made to the social media.
The incident occurred at 8.40 am on Wednesday at Ashok Circle here when the 18-year-old cyclist Anwar Ali, a resident of Devaraj Urs Colony, collided with a state government bus going from Hubballi to Hosapete. Having come under the rear wheel of the bus he lay bleeding on the road asking for help from the bystanders.
However his pleas fell on deaf ears and the only help he got was from a man who poured water into his mouth. He continued to bleed profusely till eventually an ambulance arrived however by then crucial life-saving 35 minutes had passed away.
Though Ali got the delayed medical attention he failed to survive the ordeal.
Ali was the son of Shahabuddin Yaklasapura, and worked at a shop selling tiles. The town police have registered a case.
Despite laws having been framed in Karnataka to protect citizens who help during such emergencies, no one volunteered to help Ali. Earlier this year, the state government passed the Good Samaritan Act to protect citizens who rush to the aid of accident victims. They no longer need to fear police and legal harassment.
