Kochi: Crew of a Kerala government bus was booked for hitting a deer at Kalloor Muthanga in Wayanad, media reports said.
The Scania bus from Thiruvananthapuram hit the animal early Saturday morning on National Highway 766.
The was proceeding after dropping some passengers at the Sulthan Bathery KSRTC depot in the morning.
The bus hit the last of a herd of deer that spurted across the road in foggy conditions. Forest officials impounded the bus and took it to the Wildlife Warden’s office near Sulthan Bathery.
The bus crew was booked under sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which carries a minimum three-year jail term and fines.
Releasing the vehicle would involve a prolonged legal process, officials said.
Meanwhile, the KSRTC officials arranged alternate transport for the 19 stranded passengers within half an hour of the incident, the reports said.
Forest books KSRTC crew
