6 Dead, 49 Hurt as Bus Crashes Into Vehicles and Apartment Gates in Mumbai

A tragic accident occurred in Mumbai’s Kurla (West) on Monday night when a state-run bus crashed into several vehicles on a busy road, leaving six dead and 49 injured.

CCTV footage captured the red bus speeding down the road, first colliding with an autorickshaw. Preliminary reports suggest brake failure may have caused the accident, according to a municipal corporation official.

The incident took place around 9:50 pm, and the injured were promptly admitted to Sion and Kurla Bhabha Hospitals for treatment.

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking, or Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking, provides transport service to the entire city and also extends its operations outside city limits into neighbouring urban areas.

The official said the bus driver lost control and rammed some pedestrians and vehicles. It then crashed into the gates of a residential complex, the official said.

BEST Bus Swerved for 200 Metres Before Fatal Crash, Says Eyewitness

An eyewitness to the BEST bus crash said it was swerving over a stretch of 200 metres before the accident. Zaid Ahmed, a 26-year-old resident of the area, said he was leaving his house to go to the railway station when he heard a loud noise.

“I ran to the spot and saw a BEST bus had hit pedestrians, other vehicles, including an autorickshaw and three cars. I saw some bodies. We rescued the passengers in the autorickshaw and took them to Bhabha Hospital in another three-wheeler. My friends also helped in providing relief to the injured,” Mr Ahmed told PTI.

The vehicle was a 12-metre-long electric bus manufactured by Olectra and it had been taken by BEST on a wet lease, another official said, adding the drivers of such buses are supplied by the private operator.

“The bus is just three months old. It was registered on August 20 this year in the name of a company called EVEY Trans,” a Tardeo regional transport office (RTO) official said.