Mumbai News: Days After Kurla Accident, 25-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Hit By BEST Bus In Govandi
Date
12/15/2024 1:17:51 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Days after the Kurla accident, a 25-year-old biker, Vindo Dikshit, died after being hit by a BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric supply and Transport) bus in Govandi on Saturday midnight. He suffered a severe head injury and was rushed to Rajawadi Hospital, where he was declared dead.
Earlier, on December 9, seven people were killed after a bus rammed into pedestrians and vehicles at SG Barve Marg in Kurla West. The BEST lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles in Kurla.
The bus collided with 30-40 vehicles over a 100-meter stretch before crashing into the RCC column of the Solomon Building, breaking its compound wall, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said earlier.
Shiv Sena MLA Dilip Lande said brake failure was the reason of the accident. He said that the bus driver pressed the accelerator in panic after losing control of the vehicle and rammed into 30-35 people.
"A bus which left from Kurla Station, its brake got failed and the driver lost control of the bus. The driver got scared and instead of pressing the brake, he pressed the accelerator and the speed of the bus increased. He couldn't control the bus and rammed into 30-35 people... people died, 4 people are in serious condition. The injured are being treated in Sion Hospital, Rajawadi Hospital and other private hospitals," Lande told reporters.
(This is a developing story)
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