The matter had come to light on December 9, when Sanjay More was allegedly driving an electric bus and lost control. The tragedy led to nine fatalities, while 49 were injured and several vehicles were damaged when the bus spiralled for an estimated 600 metres
22 December,2024 07:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
The Kurla police informed the court that they had completed their preliminary investigation and requested judicial custody for the accused
21 December,2024 02:02 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Mumbai
Activists call out BEST’s poor planning and mismanagement as essential routes are cut short or terminated abruptly
21 December,2024 07:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Driver behind the wheel of BEST bus that killed 9 in Kurla contradicts BEST and RTO reports that there were no mechanical fault in the vehicle
21 December,2024 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
The Mumbai Traffic Police will conduct workshops for BEST bus drivers across the city as part of an awareness campaign, an official said
20 December,2024 09:27 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
An official cited in our report that usually the BEST trains drivers to operate manual buses for four weeks, but there is no prescribed training process for automatic and electric buses.
20 December,2024 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
The Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Wadala, which has jurisdiction over the eastern suburbs of Mumbai, has issued a show cause notice to bus driver Sanjay More as part of the process to revoke the licence, the officials said
19 December,2024 05:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The deceased was identified as Mehtab Shaikh, who had been undergoing medical treatment at a hospital was declared dead on Thursday, the officials said
19 December,2024 04:34 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
In light of the recent BEST accident and the stampede situation at a theatre showing actor Allu Arjun’s film for which he was arrested, experts say, address systemic failures and ensure that accountability is fixed fairly
18 December,2024 08:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Ganesh Gawade, DCP, Zone V, meanwhile, told mid-day that the police had received reports from the RTO and the BEST. “The reports state that there was no mechanical fault with the bus. We are investigating the matter.”
17 December,2024 07:44 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. AklekarADVERTISEMENT
