This BEST bus was going from Kurla to Andheri. The accident occurred due to brake failure on Kurla Station Road.
The BEST bus crushed many people in Kurla, Mumbai, on Monday evening. So far, 7 people have died in the accident. 49 injured are currently being treated. They were admitted to Zion and Kurla Bhabha.
The accident took place at Ambedkar Nagar on Kurla West Railway Station Road. The bus was going from Kurla station to Andheri. These BEST buses are operated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
It is learned that the accused driver, Sanjay More, was driving the bus for the first time on Monday. He had joined BEST as a contractual driver on December 1 itself. It is believed he had pressed the accelerator rather than the brake. That’s why this accident happened.
Police arrested the accused driver. He had been in police custody since late at night.
Shiv Sena MP’s Claim – Driver stepped on the accelerator in panic Shiv Sena MP Dilip Lande said the brakes of a bus leaving Kurla railway station failed and the driver lost control of the bus. The driver became nervous and instead of pressing the brake, he pressed the accelerator, which increased the speed of the bus.
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The car was completely destroyed following the collision with the bus.
The bus also ran over a car. The front part of the car broke.
The bus ran over many people walking on the road.
After crushing several vehicles, the bus collided with the Ambedkar Nagar gate and came to a halt.
After the bus stopped, people arrived at the scene. The injured were taken to hospital.
Eyewitnesses said the bus was waving before hitting Eyewitness Zaid Ahmed, who was present at the time of the accident, said he was leaving his house to go to the railway station. He saw that the bus was rocking rapidly. Zaid ran there and saw that a BEST bus had hit several vehicles, including pedestrians, an autorickshaw and three cars.
He also saw dead bodies. After this, he rescued the passengers traveling in the autorickshaw and took them to Bhabha Hospital. His friends also helped rescue the injured.
The bus is three months old, BMC had taken it on rent. Another Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) official said the bus was a 12-metre-long electric bus manufactured by Olectra and BEST had taken it on wet lease. He informed that the drivers of these buses are provided by private operators. An RTO official said the bus was only three months old. It was registered in the name of a company called EVEY Trans on August 20 this year.
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