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Kurla bus crash: BEST to make breath analyser test mandatory for drivers

The private operators were asked to provide details of training given to drivers, their appointment criteria, training infrastructure and modules, officials said

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An electric bus rammed into pedestrians and vehicles in Kurla (West), killing seven people and injuring 42 others, on Monday night. Pic/PTI

An electric bus rammed into pedestrians and vehicles in Kurla (West), killing seven people and injuring 42 others, on Monday night. Pic/PTI

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will make breath analyser test mandatory for drivers in the wake of the Kurla bus crash, news agency PTI reported. Officials on Wednesday met private operators who supply buses to government agencies and affirmed to focus on driver training and taking extra safety steps.

Two days after an out-of-control BEST undertaking electric bus rammed into pedestrians and vehicles in Kurla (West), killing seven people and injuring 42 others, officials held meetings with private operators who supply buses under the wet lease model.

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