- December 10, 2024
On Cam | Moment When BEST Bus Loses Control, Rams Auto Rickshaw, Pedestrians In Mumbai – News18
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Mumbai Best Bus Crash: Officials said the accident could have been the result of break failure
Screengrab from the CCTV footage showing the BEST bus ramming into an auto rickshaw and other vehicles and visuals of damaged vehicles.
Mumbai BEST Bus Crash: The moment when a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles in Mumbai’s Kurla West area on Monday, killing six and injuring at least 30 people, was caught on surveillance cameras. The visuals that have now emerged, show the tragic turn of events in the blink of an eye.
🚨 Tragic accident: BEST bus #332 (Kurla-Andheri route) Royal Hotel, Kurla. 3 dead, 20 injured after bus collides with multiple vehicles near Anjum-e-Islam school on SG Barve Marg. Initial reports suggest brake failure. Emergency services on scene. #Mumbai #KurlaAccident pic.twitter.com/E5flJdrbRX— Tabrej Khan (Rajput) 🇮🇳 (@tabrej) December 9, 2024
The CCTV video depicts a BEST bus navigating a narrow road, with vehicles parked on both sides. An autorickshaw is also parked along the side, with two young men engaged in conversation near it.
As the BEST bus moves forward, another electric BEST bus speeds through the narrow passage, colliding with the auto and one of the individuals standing nearby. The out-of-control bus continues to crash into more vehicles on the road, injuring both the people inside the vehicles and those standing nearby.
Visuals from Tuesday morning showed the cars parked in a row and the mangled remains of a few vehicles being cleared by the civic body.
According to preliminary information, the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to crash into at least 30-40 vehicles near the congested Kurla railway station.
The incident took place at 9:50 pm on December 9. The injured people were rushed to Kurla’s Bhabha Hospital for treatment after the accident, with six in critical condition. As per a report, the driver of the vehicle was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, causing the bus to crash into several vehicles in Kurla.
According to a municipal corporation official, the driver of the BEST bus on route number 332 lost control over the wheel and dashed into pedestrians as well as some vehicles. The official told news agency PTI that the accident may also have been a result of brake failure.
It then crashed into the gates of a residential society and came to a halt. The bus was going from Kurla railway station to Andheri when the accident occurred, the official said.
