MUMBAI: The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai has gone up to six, officials on Tuesday said as experts inspected the vehicle to ascertain if it had any mechanical fault.
As many as 43 other persons were injured in the incident which took place on the SG Barve Marg in Kurla (West) at around 9.30 pm on Monday when the bus dashed into pedestrians and some vehicles after its driver apparently lost control over the wheels, they said.
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking’s bus, after ploughing through pedestrians and vehicles, entered into a residential society, Buddha Colony, and came to a halt, the officials said.