One person died and 9 people were injured after a man who was allegedly drunk turned the steering wheel of a BEST bus in Mumbai's crowded Lalbaug area. Pics/Ashish Raje
Updated On: 2024-09-02 08:54 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
A 27-year-old woman injured after she was hit by an out-of-control BEST bus in Lalbaug area of Mumbai the previous day died during treatment at a hospital, police said on Monday
The bus driver lost control of the vehicle after a drunk passenger grabbed the steering wheel during an argument on Sunday night
The bus rammed into pedestrians, cars, and two-wheelers, leaving ten persons injured, three of them seriously
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking is the transport wing of Mumbai civic body BMC
One of the injured persons, identified as Nupura Maniyar, was declared dead on Sunday late night at KEM Hospital
Some injured persons remain admitted at the same hospital, police and civic officials said on Monday
The drunk passenger, Datta Shinde (45), was arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS)
According to a police official, the electric bus on Route 66 (from Ballard Pier in south Mumbai) was on its way to Rani Laxmibai Chowk in Sion when the incident occurred near Ganesh Talkies in Lalbaug
