Jet coach collides with IOC tanker at airport

Mumbai: A Jet Airways ferry coach collided with an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil tanker at Mumbai airport on Saturday morning, resulting in 10 passengers suffering minor injuries. According to witnesses, the glass door of the ferry coach shattered on impact.
Although the IOC authorities denied the incident, one of the passengers in the coach, Swamy Brahmabhutananda, said, “I saw a vehicle hit our ferry coach, which resulted in the glass door breaking. Our coach was going at just 5km per hour.
The other driver was reversing his vehicle and consequently rammed into our coach. Though I was not hurt, many of my fellow passengers were injured.”
Sources at the airport said that the accident occurred as the ferry coach driver, who was driving in from the international side of the airport, could not see the oil tanker.
“The accident happened near the fire station close to Apron 1 on the international side,” said an official at the airport.
23/09/07 Daily News & Analysis

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