Ambulance driver who ran over another on airside didn’t have permit

New Delhi: In a serious breach of safety rules, the ambulance driver who ran over an aviation firm employee on the IGI airside on Sunday afternoon did not have the mandatory Airport Driving Permit, Newsline has learnt.
The permit is mandatory for all drivers plying on the airside.
The errant driver, Ravi Shankar, had been hired by DIAL some 10 months ago, officials said. “He was part of the latest batch of drivers recruited by DIAL,” a senior official posted at main fire station inside the IGI Airport said.
Shankar had run over Sanjeev Kumar, 22, an employee of Arun Aviation, which has a contract with Jet Airways.
“He was driving at a speed of at least 80 km per hour, a police officer said. “Otherwise Sanjeev Kumar would not have died on the spot.”
The police have sent a notice to both Arun Aviation and DIAL, seeking employment details of Shankar. Only ambulances, ‘follow-me’ vehicles and quick reaction teams of CISF are exempted from the rule of installing a speed governor. The rule says that vehicles are allowed to gear up to 15 km per hour in apron area, and 30 km per hour in perimeter area.
26/05/08 Sobhana K/Expressindia.com

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Categories: Airports May 2008, Safety May 2008