CHENNAI: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) has taken disciplinary action against a bus driver and conductor of the bus route number 170TX after a passenger alleged that his friend was injured when the vehicle’s hydraulic door closed while boarding at Tirumangalam on Thursday night.

According to a complaint posted on social media by Jegannathan K, he and his friends, VV Krishnamoorthy and K Ashika Karpagaselvi, had boarded the bus at the CMBT terminus.

The conductor initially refused to accept their National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC) and was reportedly rude when asked for a QR code to pay via Gpay. He later issued them tickets from MMDA Junction to Tirumangalam.

During the journey, several passengers had called for the bus to stop at MMDA, but the crew allegedly ignored th

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