4 people died and over 20 people got injured because a BEST Bus ran into several vehicles at Kurla Bhaji Market, Mumbai around 9:50 pm on Monday, Dec 9.
BEST bus driver lost control of the bus and ran into many vehicles at the congested Kurla Bhaji Market leading to death of three pedestrians and several injured. This incident took place opposite to Anjuman-e-Islam school on SG Barve marg, Ambedkar Nagar on Kurla railway Station road on Monday night.
According to the officials the cause of the crash could be the failure of brakes and high speed of bus which ran onto the sidewalk, ramming over passerby. Actions to remove the bus were taken after more than an hour. They added that the bus driver has been detained and will be questioned.
The identities of the dead individuals are : Shivam Kashap (18), Kanis Fatima Gulam Kazi (55) and Afeel Abdul Saleem Shah (19), 4th individual is still unknown
The BEST Bus was of route number 332 proceeding from Kurla Station towards Andheri but lost control on the way at Kurla West Market, crashing into several cars and auto-rikshaw causing a lot of damage to people’s belongings before coming to a stop.
BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated that the injured have been taken to the nearest Bhabha Hospital. Hospital official Dr. Padmashree Ahire says, ‘Two people already arrived dead at the hospital, and one person gave to their injuries upon arrival. We are not in a position to comment on the condition of the injured because some have serious wounds.” The number of injured individuals has yet to be confirmed, and the exact number of lives lost remains unknown, as many are seriously injured.
People are angered upon the incident alleging that the Kurla railway station road is too narrow and covered by illegal street vendors, disrupting traffic flow.
According to the witnesses the bus came recklessly and crashed into an auto-rikshaw and three cars with people inside. They witnessed people lying in pond 0f blood. The injured were taken to the nearest hospital by the help of passerby and the bus driver was brought out of the shuttle.
Joint commissioner Satyanarayan says that an FIR has been filed against the bus driver, who is accused of killing, injuring numerous and damaging public property.
What is BEST ?
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) operates on a vast network of buses that serves as the primary mode of public transportation. It is also responsible for supplying electricity within Mumbai.