Mumbai BEST Bus Accident Death Toll Rises to Six, 49 Injured in Kurla Crash
Mumbai: The tragic bus accident that shook Mumbai’s Kurla West on Monday night has claimed six lives, leaving 49 others injured, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The incident occurred when a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus lost control and plowed into pedestrians and vehicles along SG Barve Marg, one of the city's busiest routes.
The accident took place as the bus, en route from Kurla station to Sakinaka on route A322, collided with nearly 30-40 vehicles over a stretch of 100 meters before crashing into the RCC column of the Solomon Building, breaking its compound wall. The bus then entered Buddha Colony, a residential society, where it finally came to a halt.
The electric bus, a 12-meter-long vehicle manufactured by Hyderabad-based Olectra Greentech, was on a we...
