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Four Dead, Nine Injured as Reversing BEST Bus Hits Pedestrians Outside Bhandup Station

Police have detained the driver and begun mechanical and forensic checks as the wet‑lease bus model and pedestrian congestion near the station face fresh scrutiny.

The preliminary information received by the BMC stated that the bus collided with passengers while it was reversing.
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Overview

  • Police and fire officials said the crash occurred around 10:05 pm on Station Road in Bhandup West as the bus moved in reverse, with emergency teams sending victims to multiple hospitals.
  • The driver, identified as Santosh Ramesh Sawant, has been detained with an FIR in process, the bus is being examined for brake and gear faults, and CCTV footage of the incident is under review.
  • The vehicle was a wet‑leased 9‑metre Olectra midi AC bus operating on route A‑606 and attached to the Vikhroli depot; conductor Bhagwan Bhau Ghare was on duty.
  • Hospital records list the deceased as Pranita Sandip Rasam, Varsha Sawant, Mansi Meghshyam Gurav and Prashant Shinde, with nine others injured and doctors reporting two patients with possible neurological damage.
  • Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced ₹5 lakh for each bereaved family, as eyewitness accounts spotlight hawker encroachment narrowing footpaths and officials revisit oversight following last December’s Kurla bus crash.