Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Woman Dies Under Wet-Lease Bus Tyre In Worli
A 60-year-old woman was getting out of a taxi in Worli.
The taxi was stopped next to a BEST wet-lease bus at a traffic signal.
When the light turned green, the bus moved forward.
The woman came into contact with the bus’s left rear tyre.
She suffered serious injuries to her head.
People took her to Nair Hospital, but doctors said she had died.
Officials from BEST and the bus contractor went to the scene and hospital.
The accident has led to renewed calls for safer buses and better supervision.
A 60-year-old woman died after coming into contact with a BEST wet-lease bus’s left rear tyre in Worli.
The incident occurred at the ST Office traffic signal on Monday morning as the signal turned green.
The woman was alighting from a taxi positioned alongside the bus when the bus moved forward.
She suffered severe head injuries and was declared dead at Nair Hospital at 12:15 pm.
The incident has renewed concerns about wet-lease bus safety, maintenance, driver supervision and operator accountability.
- Who
- Vanmala R. Sabale, a 60-year-old woman, died in the incident.
- What
- She was fatally injured after coming into contact with the left rear tyre of a BEST wet-lease bus.
- When
- Monday morning; doctors declared her dead at 12:15 pm.
- Where
- At the ST Office traffic signal in Worli, Mumbai; she was taken to Nair Hospital.
- Why
- The bus moved forward when the signal turned green while she was alighting from a taxi standing alongside it.
- Deceased
- Vanmala R. Sabale, aged 60
- Location
- ST Office traffic signal, Worli
- Bus route
- Byculla Station to Lotus
- Vehicle involved
- BEST wet-lease bus
- Injury
- Severe head injuries and bleeding from the head and ear
- Hospital
- Nair Hospital
- Time of death declaration
- 12:15 pm