NEW DELHI: Three people were killed and several others were injured when a BEST bus lost control and ran over pedestrians in Kurla West, Mumbai, late Monday evening.
The out-of-control bus also damaged several cars and autorickshaws before coming to a stop. Police said all the injured have been rushed to Bhabha Hospital, adding that it will take time to confirm the exact number of deaths.
The BEST bus was travelling from Kurla Station towards Andheri when the crash took place at Ambedkar Nagar in Kurla West Railway Station Road.
People expressed their anger over the accident claiming that the road is small there are illegal hawkers, shopkeepers have encroached and there is huge flow of traffic from BKC and SCLR.
Traffic in the area remained disrupted for hours. Police has been deployed along with personnel from the State security Corporation as precautionary measure.
A large crowd gathered at the site following the accident, leading to a complete shutdown of traffic towards Kurla railway station.
“More are expected to arrive. So far, 20 have come in. None have been transferred to other hospitals so far. We can’t comment on their condition at this point,” said Dr Padmashree Ahire, medical superintendent at Kurla Bhabha Hospital.
The Kurla legislator Mangesh Kudalkar stated that measures are underway to provide medical assistance to the injured victims. He assured that he would approach the government to secure compensation for the families of those who lost their lives.
He confirmed that the bus operator, who caused injuries to numerous citizens after losing control of the vehicle, has been apprehended by the police.