In yet another accident involving a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, a vehicle wet-leased by the undertaking rammed into six stationary vehicles near the Gokhale bridge signal in Andheri West on Monday afternoon, injuring three people.
In fact, Monday’s incident was reminiscent of the Dadar crash, where the bus had reportedly surged forward after the handbrake was released as it had been left in driving mode. “It looks like human error led to the accident. Shaikh and Bajdev underwent X-rays and sonography while Dhari initially declined medical treatment and proceeded to DN Nagar police station to file a complaint. He was later treated for injuries at Cooper Hospital.
Monday’s incident came less than a month after a wet-lease BEST bus crashed into a divider near Mankhurd on July 20, killing a pedestrian and injuring 10 people. Earlier that month, another wet-lease bus rammed into 14 vehicles in Andheri West, injuring several people.
We will investigate the matter further,” a BEST official told Hindustan Times, requesting anonymity. Senior police inspector Sachin Gavas from the DN Nagar police station said that the police were in the process of registering a first information report (FIR) based on Dhari’s complaint. “The bus driver will be booked for rash driving under section 281 of BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita),” he said.
On Monday, after the bus rolled over and rammed into the vehicles parked ahead, the conductor informed the police and, with their assistance, shifted the injured to Cooper Hospital.
