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Four people, including 3 women, died and 9 others were injured aft a reversing autobus of Mumbai's civic-run transport undertaking BEST knocked down pedestrians connected Monday (December 29, 2025) night, a constabulary authoritative said.
According to the official, the incidental took spot astatine astir 10 p.m .at engaged Station Road successful suburban Bhandup (West) erstwhile the autobus crashed into pedestrians portion reversing.
He said 4 people, including 3 women, died, portion 9 others were injured successful the accident.
The injured were admitted to a adjacent hospital, said the constabulary official.
The autobus operator was detained and process was underway to registry an FIR against him, helium stated.
Even an hr aft the tragedy, nationalist relations section of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) did not corroborate the accident.
BEST nationalist relations serviceman Sucheta Utale oregon its wide manager Sonia Sethi were not disposable for comment.
However, a elder civic official, who was not authorised to talk to the media, told PTI connected information of anonymity that the mishap occurred erstwhile the autobus was being reversed astatine extremity constituent of its way extracurricular Bhandup (West) suburban railway station.
The bedewed leased midi autobus progressive successful the mishap was hired from Olectra Greentech. Under the bedewed lease exemplary adopted by BEST, contactor oregon relation bears fuel, operator and attraction outgo of the bus, helium explained.
As per superior information, the BEST undertaking's ain operator was down the instrumentality astatine the clip of the crash, the authoritative said.
Earlier this year, mini buses, which were being operated connected crowded routes connecting Bhandup presumption successful eastbound suburbs to slum-dominated areas adjacent to foothills of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, were withdrawn from BEST fleet.
Despite operational constraints similar inadequate turning radius, BEST, facing shortage of buses, introduced Olectra-made midi buses connected routes from Bhandup (West) station, the authoritative said.
BEST operates a ample fleet of buses, covering the metropolis and its neighbouring municipality areas.
Mumbai Congress president and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad sought an enquiry into the accident.
"This is highly saddening. Faulty buses, untrained drivers and an medication unwilling to put successful and amended BEST are risking respective lives connected a regular basis. We request a thorough enquiry into this incident," said Gaikwad.
