3 days ago
Two Injured After BEST Bus Crashes Into Metro Pillar
A BEST electric bus was turning near a flyover in Goregaon, Mumbai.
It grazed a car and then hit a Metro pillar.
The crash happened around 5 p.m.
on Monday.
The bus was traveling toward Bhayander station East.
A BEST employee and one passenger were hurt.
One person had a head injury, while the passenger hurt his head and chin.
Both were taken to a hospital for treatment.
They were later released, and police filed a case against the bus driver.
A BEST wet-leased electric bus crashed into a Metro rail pillar in Mumbai’s Goregaon area.
Officials said the bus first grazed the rear right side of a car.
The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Monday near the Oberoi Mall signal.
BEST employee Rajendra Muralidhar Sonawane and passenger Mangesh Ramchandra Modalekar were injured.
Both injured people were treated at Trauma Care Hospital and later discharged; police registered a case against the bus driver.
- Who
- A BEST bus driver, BEST employee Rajendra Muralidhar Sonawane, passenger Mangesh Ramchandra Modalekar, and the car driver were involved.
- What
- A wet-leased electric BEST bus grazed a car and crashed into a Metro rail pillar, injuring two people.
- Where
- Near the Oberoi Mall signal beneath a flyover in Goregaon, Mumbai, while heading toward Bhayander station East.
- When
- Around 5 p.m. on Monday; the report was dated September 15.
- Why
- Officials said the bus was taking a right turn when it grazed the car and struck the Metro pillar; the articles do not provide a further cause.
Key facts
- Injured
- Two people
- Injured people
- BEST engineering department employee Rajendra Muralidhar Sonawane, 58, and passenger Mangesh Ramchandra Modalekar, 57
- Vehicle
- Wet-leased electric BEST bus
- Location
- Oberoi Mall signal, Goregaon, Mumbai
- Direction of travel
- Toward Bhayander station East
- Medical treatment
- Both victims were taken to Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari East and later discharged
- Police action
- A case was registered against the bus driver under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Sources
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