Archive · 11 Oct 2026
BEST Bus Door Traps Passenger’s Leg, Fracture; Staff Booked
Santosh Tulshiram Rolekar was trying to get onto a BEST bus in Prabhadevi.
He says the back door closed on his left leg.
The bus then moved before the driver stopped it.
Rolekar called for help, and the driver opened the door.
A motorcyclist helped him to the roadside.
Police took him to Nair Hospital, where doctors found that his leg was fractured.
Police have registered a case against the driver and conductor over alleged negligence.
The investigation is continuing.
A 50-year-old passenger suffered a fracture to his left leg while boarding a BEST bus in Prabhadevi on October 9.
The passenger, Santosh Tulshiram Rolekar, said the bus’s rear door shut on his leg as he tried to board.
The report says the bus moved forward and turned before the driver stopped it and opened the door.
Police took Rolekar to Nair Hospital, where doctors confirmed the fracture; he is receiving treatment.
Police registered a case against the driver and conductor under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 281 and 338.
- Who
- Passenger Santosh Tulshiram Rolekar; BEST bus driver Rajendra Parshuram Kharat and conductor Vikram Dinkar More.
- What
- Rolekar suffered a left-leg fracture after the bus’s rear door allegedly trapped his leg while he was boarding.
- When
- October 9, at around 11 a.m.
- Where
- A bus stop near the Kia showroom on Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police allege rash or negligent conduct; the case followed Rolekar’s complaint.
Passenger’s complaint
Accused staff’s position
How the injury happened
Passenger’s complaint
Rolekar’s complaint alleges the rear door shut on his leg as he boarded and the bus moved forward, causing serious injury.
Accused staff’s position
The article does not report a response or account from the driver or conductor.
- Passenger
- Santosh Tulshiram Rolekar, 50
- Incident date and time
- October 9, at around 11 a.m.
- Bus
- BEST bus number 92, registration MH 03 FC 5603
- Injury
- Fracture to Rolekar’s left leg
- Hospital
- Nair Hospital
- Accused
- Driver Rajendra Parshuram Kharat and conductor Vikram Dinkar More
- Legal provisions
- Sections 281 and 338 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Investigation
- Further investigation is underway