Overview
- The collision occurred around 10:05 pm on Station Road outside Bhandup West railway station as the bus moved backward in a crowded area.
- Police said the vehicle reversed unexpectedly within the depot vicinity, striking a car and people near the station entrance.
- Emergency teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, BEST staff and 108 ambulances responded, and the injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
- Investigators have registered a case, detained the driver for questioning and begun mechanical inspections and witness interviews to determine the cause.
- Preliminary reports identify the vehicle as an Olectra-made electric bus, and the incident draws comparisons to a December 2024 BEST electric-bus crash in Kurla that killed nine.