4 Dead, 29 Injured as BEST Bus Rams Into Pedestrians and Vehicles in Mumbai

4 Dead, 29 Injured: A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against the driver of a BEST bus involved in a tragic accident in Mumbai that claimed six lives and injured 43 others, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

The accident involving a state-run BEST bus resulted in the death of six people in Mumbai’s Kurla (West) on Monday night. The accident occurred at 9:50 pm when the bus, reportedly due to brake failure, rammed into multiple vehicles and pedestrians on a busy road.

Chaotic and horrifying,” an eyewitness described the scene where people were running in all directions. CCTV footage of the area showed the bus dragging debris along the road with a trail of destruction and a stampede-like situation in its wake.

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A police officer said that it appears the driver lost control of the bus that veered off the carriageway onto the footpath at high speed and ran over everything in its path. The bus finally came to a halt inside the compound of the Shiv Darshan Vihar Cooperative Society. Efforts to remove the bus were on more than an hour after the accident.

Joint Commissioner of Police (law & order) Satyanarayan said that an FIR has been registered against the driver Sanjay More and he has been arrested. “Police have been deployed and the area is peaceful,” he added.

According to eyewitnesses, the BEST bus first rammed into a bike and a police van, and then crashed into several vehicles for over 500 metres on SG Barve Marg.

CCTV footage of BEST Bus Ramming into other vehicles & pedestrian killing 3 people & 22 Injured.

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Farhan Shaikh, who was returning home with his two children, said, “I was walking ahead when I suddenly heard a loud noise. I saw the bus ploughing through other vehicles and pedestrians. As it came towards me, I ran to the footpath with my children.”

“We have taken the driver into custody and are probing further,” a senior police officer said.

The injured were taken to Bhabha Hospital, Kurla, in ambulances and private vehicles. Some were later transferred to Sion Hospital.

Eyewitnesses said the bus was speeding in a narrow lane crowded by street vendors and pedestrians. The bus driver attempted to flee but locals caught him and handed him to police, they said.

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