Mumbai BEST bus accident kills 4 and injures several others near Bhandup station | Key points

At least four people died and 14 others were injured late Monday night after a BEST bus went out of control near Bhandup West railway station, police said. The accident happened around 10.05 pm when the bus was taking a sharp U-turn outside the station. The driver lost control, hit a roadside pole and then climbed onto the footpath, running over several pedestrians who were standing near the station entrance.

The bus was operating on route number 606. It was a wet-lease electric AC bus attached to the Vikhroli depot. The driver, Santosh Ramesh Sawant (52), was hired on a contract basis.

Bhandup police have detained Sawant and are preparing to register an FIR against him for rash and negligent driving causing death. Following the incident, BEST suspended the driver and ordered an internal inquiry.