Mumbai bus disaster: CM Fadnavis offers Rs 5 lakh in relief for the families of those killed in the
Mumbai bus disaster: Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra, has said that the families of those killed in the Bhandup bus disaster would get financial support totaling Rs 5 lakh. On Monday night, a BEST (BrihanMumbai Electric Supply and Transport) bus plowed over pedestrians on the congested station road in Bhandup West, northeast Mumbai, resulting in at least four fatalities and nine injuries.
“The tragic incident in which four people lost their lives in a fatal accident near Bhandup railway station in Mumbai is extremely unfortunate,” the chief minister said in his post on X. I give them my sincere homage. I pray at the feet of God for the quick recovery of the nine individuals hurt in this catastrophe. The heirs of the deceased will get 5 lakh rupees in financial support from the state government.
The BEST bus lost control while reversing and collided with surrounding people, according to the police.
Nine individuals were hurt and sent to neighboring hospitals for treatment, while at least four people—three of them women—were slain. Pranita Sandip Rasam (35), Varsha Sawant (25), Mansi Meghshyam Gurav (49), and Prashant Shinde (53), are the names of the dead.
Santosh Ramesh Sawant, 52, the bus driver, has been arrested and a formal complaint is being filed. Just outside the Bhandup suburban train station, where people often wait for buses, there was a crowded pedestrian area where the accident occurred.
The bus seemed to be speeding just before it went off course and collided with people crossing the street, according to witnesses at the scene. According to the police, these allegations are being checked as part of the inquiry.
Unavoidably, the Bhandup BEST bus disaster has brought back memories of the Kurla bus catastrophe, which claimed nine lives.
Experts in the transportation industry claim that the Bhandup and Kurla bus incidents have brought to light long-standing issues, such as poor pedestrian infrastructure, a dearth of safety barriers close to bus stops, and worries about driver tiredness, training, and vehicle handling in crowded places.
They made the point that incidents like the ones in Bhandup and Kurla would continue to happen until bus stops are reconfigured, pavements are cleaned, and traffic movements are properly controlled.