The man who was driving the BEST bus which rammed into a mother-son duo in Sion on Monday was a taxi driver earlier and did not have proper training, said sources. The accused driver, Guruprasad Jaiswal, 45, was arrested and produced in court on Tuesday which granted him bail. The family of the deceased has refused to claim the bodies unless BEST announces compensation.

The incident took place on Monday afternoon when Savitri Varun, 27, had taken her son Dhanveer, 7, for a check-up to Sion hospital. When the duo was crossing the road, the BEST bus hit them, killing the child on the spot while Savitri succumbed to injuries later.