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Mumbai: Man killed while trying to avoid pothole after BEST bus runs over him
Updated On: 05 September, 2025 06:43 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
The BEST bus was heading towards Bandra Bus Station (West) from Vikhroli Depot. At the time of the accident, a scooter carrying two men slipped while trying to avoid a pothole. The rider lost control after being startled by a car and was run over by the bus, an official statement said
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The injured pillion rider was undergoing treatment at a Powai hospital, officials said. Representational Pic/File
A biker was killed and pillion rider was injured while avoiding a pothole in Mumbai's Vikhroli area after they fell on the road and a moving BEST bus ran over them, officials said on Friday.
According to an official BEST Command & Control Centre (Traffic) statement, the accident took place near the IIT Market main gate bus stop, resulting in the death of a 22-year-old man and injuries to another.
The incident happened at around 6:55 am on route A-422, involving an electric bus from the Vikhroli Depot operated by EV Trans (Wetlease), it said.
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