At least eight people were injured in a bus accident after the driver of the private bus, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a metro pillar in the MIDC area in Andheri East. The incident occurred at around 11 am on Sunday. A complaint against the bus driver, identified as Dilipkumar Chavan, 40, was filed at the MIDC police station, and the driver was arrested.

According to the complaint filed by one of the passengers, Vijay Parab, 73, a resident of Mira Road, they had booked a private bus to attend the engagement ceremony of their neighbour Saurabh Mhatre at the Shubharambh Banquet Hall, located in Thane. A police officer said, “At around 11 am, when the bus reached near a metro pillar in Andheri East, the driver attempted to stop at a signal but lost control. The bus rammed directly into the pillar.”