A 75-year-old woman was crushed to death after she got trapped between a rear wheel of an electric BEST bus and a parked car in the upscale Malabar Hill area of south Mumbai on Tuesday, police said. Pics/Special Arrangement (Story/Ritika Gondhalekar)
Updated On: 2025-08-12 10:51 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
The incident took place when the bus from Mumbai Central depot was heading towards the Kamla Nehru Park, an official said
He said that the victim was identified as Neeta Nitin Shah, 75, a resident of Malabar Hill. She was walking on the road when the rear left wheel of the bus hit her and she got came in between the heavy vehicle and a car parked on the roadside
The injured woman was rushed to the state-run J J hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival, he said
The bus driver was detained and a case has been registered against him by the police, said the official
According to police sources, the accident occurred as the bus driver, identified as Akshay Surve, reportedly lost control of the vehicle
