Question

There was a collision between two buses, one owned by the government and another was a private bus. Wherein both were coming from wrong side and government bus was coming rashly, whether slowing down his bus after seeing the other bus. Determine the tortious act.

• A. Private bus owner is negligent
• B. Government bus owner is negligent
• C. Inevitable accident
• D. Contributory negligence

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

In this scenario, the government bus driver is primarily negligent. They were driving rashly and failed to slow down upon seeing the other bus approaching from the wrong side. While the private bus driver was also driving on the wrong side, the government bus driver’s negligence was a significant contributing factor to the collision.