Watch: Bhandup accident CCTV shows horrific moment BEST bus ran over pedestrians

Four people including three women died and nine were injured after a reversing bus of Mumbais civicrun transport undertaking BEST knocked down pedestrians on Monday night a police official saidThe incident took place around 10 pm on the busy Station Road in suburban Bhandup WestFour people including three women died while nine others were injured in the accident The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital the police official saidBhandup accident videoCCTV footage has now surfaced of the horrific accident capturing the moment when the bus ran over unsuspecting people in the areaThe footage shows several pedestrians standing by the roadside when the bus suddenly moves in the reverse direction As the vehicle approaches people are seen running in panic to save themselvesCCTV footage captured a tragic latenight accident in Bhandup West where a BEST bus rammed into pedestrians at a busy station road Four people including three women lost their lives while several others sustained serious injuriesThe wetlease BEST bus on route A606 washellip pictwittercom2BEv52YqxQmdash Mid Day mid_day December 30 2025The CCTV clip also shows one man being crushed under the wheels of the bus The incident was captured by a surveillance camera installed at a clothing shop located near the accident siteDriver taken into custody FIR lodgedPolice said the bus driver was detained and an FIR was being registered against himIn a message Sucheta Utale Public Relations Officer of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport BEST said the accident occurred outside Bhandup West railway station around 1005 pmShe said that at the time of the accident Santosh Ramesh Sawant 52 a BEST staff driver was driving the bus while Bhagwan Bhau Ghare 47 was on duty as the conductorCM announces exgratiaChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of those killed in the accidentIn a post on X he described the incident as ldquoextremely unfortunaterdquo and paid heartfelt tributes to the deceased 4 9 5 hellipmdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis December 29 2025He said nine people were injured in the accident and prayed for their speedy recoveryldquoThe state government will provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the legal heirs of the deceasedrdquo the CM saidEarlier this year mini buses which were being operated on crowded routes connecting Bhandup station in eastern suburbs to slumdominated areas close to foothills of Sanjay Gandhi National Park were withdrawn from BEST fleet