Mumbai: 3 killed, 17 injured as BEST bus rams into some vehicles before crashing on residential complex gates
Mumbai/IBNS: At least three people were killed and 17 others were injured after a state-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) bus rammed into some vehicles on a busy road in Mumbai's Kurla (West) on Monday, media reports said.
CCTV footage shows the red bus coming down the road at a high speed.
The bus first rammed into an autorickshaw.
#WATCH | Mumbai: 3 people died and 20 injured after an intracity bus going from Kurla to Andheri crushed several vehicles and people on the road. https://t.co/Jsg7RWPghN pic.twitter.com/LxduF025Ro
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2024
According to reports, the injured have been admitted to Sion and Kurla Bhabha Hospitals.
The accident occurred at 9.50 pm when the BEST bus route number 332 was on its way from Kurla station to Andheri.
The BEST buses provide transport service to the entire city and also extend their operations outside city limits into neighbouring urban areas.
Media reports quoting the police said the bus driver lost control and rammed some pedestrians and vehicles. It then crashed into the gates of a residential complex.
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