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Mumbai: The death toll in a collision with a BEST bus driver on a busy road in Kurla (West) last night has reached seven. 42 people were injured and 22 vehicles were damaged in the accident. The police registered a case of murder and arrested the accused driver. The court ordered to keep him in police custody till December 21. On the other hand, driver Sanjay More, who drove recklessly and mowed down innocent pedestrians, had no experience in driving an electric vehicle (EV), police said on Tuesday.
SG is located in Kurla (West). This dreadful incident happened last night at around 9.30 pm on Barve Road in front of L Ward of the Municipality. Sanjay More (age 54), driver of the municipal corporation-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, lost control of the vehicle and hit pedestrians, rickshaws, bikes, cars, after which the bus broke the gate of a society. Gave. And got stuck inside.
This accident caused a stampede there. People started shouting for help to save their lives. People caught the local driver More and the conductor and beat them up. After this he was handed over to the police. The situation became tense due to the accident and heavy police deployment was made to prevent any untoward incident from happening again.
Accused Sanjay More was booked and arrested under sections 105, 110 of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act. The police presented him in the court today. The court gave More to police custody till December 21.
Accused More told the police during interrogation that he had started driving BEST’s electric bus from December 1 last. Earlier he used to drive mini buses. Driver More also claimed that he had taken electric bus training only for 10 days. He could not control the bus on Monday night. The officer said because he had no experience.
During police interrogation he was found to be more mentally alert. Apart from this, according to the initial medical report, he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Meanwhile, the 12-metre long bus manufactured by Hyderabad-based Olectra Greentech was examined by a forensic science expert and the regional transport officer to see if it had any mechanical fault that led to the accident.
So far seven people have died in this accident. While 42 injured were taken to Bhabha, Sion, Seven Hills Hospital for treatment. Police said that the condition of some of the injured is critical. Four policemen are also among the injured. He was on settlement duty. His condition is said to be stable. A committee has been formed by BEST Bus to investigate the bus accident. The investigation will be led by Chief Manager (Transport) Ramesh Madavi. Best Rs. Bear the cost of treatment of two lakh more injured.
A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party met BEST general manager Anil Diggikar and handed over Rs 100,000 to the families of each deceased. 10 lakh and Rs. 50 thousand to Rs. Demanded compensation up to Rs 2 lakh.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the incident. And prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. In a message on Twitter, Fadnavis said the family of each deceased will get Rs. Financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh was announced.