Mangaluru: A private bus driver’s presence of mind saved lives of many people though the bus’s break was failed near Mallikatte on Tuesday.

Dolphy, the driver of a private bus plying from Manipal to Mangaluru bus found that the break of the bus has been failed. Soon he alerted many before vehicles and escaped from any crashes. After avoiding as many as vehicles possible he stopped the bus by hitting a compound wall near eggsunday, Mallikatte.

No passengers were hurt because of driver’s presence of mind. A bike rider who fell under the wheels of the bus also escaped unhurt in the incident.