One killed, three injured after BEST bus collides with truck at Mumbai’s Aarey Colony

The BEST bus driver has sustained a head injury in the incident. Representational pic

One person was killed and three others were injured after a wet-lease Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus and a truck collided head-on in Aarey Colony, Goregaon East, on Thursday morning, officials said.

The fatal accident occurred early on New Year's Day when bus collided with a private truck at Aarey Colony in Mumbai, leaving the truck driver dead, cleaner injured. The bus conductor and driver were also injured in the incident.

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The incident took place around 6.20 am near Gate No 5 of Aarey Colony. The bus, attached to Vikhroli Depot and operating on route A-478 Sr 33 was en route to Borivali Station.

The accident was reported by the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) at around 7.17 am, civic officials said.

According to officials, the private truck, coming from the opposite direction, lost control on the rain-soaked road. The truck's tyre reportedly slipped, causing the vehicle to veer towards the bus and hit its front-right portion near the driver's cabin.

The officials said that the BEST bus (MH-01 EW-3276) and a truck (GJ-02 ZZ-7899) collided head-on. The truck driver was trapped between the steering wheel and the seat.

Mumbai Fire Brigade personnel used rescue combination tools to free the stranded driver.

BEST driver's condition stable; conductor recovering

All the four - the bus driver, conductor, and truck driver and cleaner - were immediately rushed to Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari East. The BEST driver underwent a CT scan and is reported to be fully conscious and stable, while the conductor is recovering from minor injuries.

BEST bus driver Mohammad Rafiq Shaikh (48) sustained a head injury on the left side due to the front windshield breaking, along with injuries to his right leg and knee. The conductor, Ravindra Pandurang Shembadkar (56), has suffered minor injuries to his left hand and left leg.

The private truck driver, Keraji P. Thakur (30), truck driver, a resident of Gujarat was declared brought dead by the hospital and Suresh Parmar (28), truck cleaner has been admitted, his condition is said to be stable.