Overview
- The collision occurred around 6.20 am near Gate No. 5 of Aarey Colony as the A-478 service, attached to Vikhroli Depot, headed toward Borivali Station.
- The truck driver, identified as Cheharaj Thakur, died during treatment at Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari East, according to hospital officials.
- BEST driver Mohammad Rafiq Shaikh sustained head and leg injuries, and conductor Ravindra Pandurang Shembadkar suffered minor wounds.
- Mumbai Traffic Police reported slow movement after the crash and later said traffic was clear, with videos showing the bus and truck blocking part of the road.
- Officials said the truck likely veered into the bus after a tyre slipped on a rain-soaked stretch, and the incident comes two days after a fatal BEST crash near Bhandup.