Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde and Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Committee Chairperson Trishna Vishwasrao on Monday visited the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital) to enquire about the health condition of 22-year-old Rishabh Gupta, who was seriously injured in the BEST bus accident near Plaza Cinema in Dadar, Mumbai, earlier in the day. Gupta is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the civic-run hospital

Tawde and Vishwasrao directed the hospital administration to ensure that Gupta receives the best possible medical treatment and said that the entire cost of his treatment would be borne by the administration

A BEST electric bus lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles near Kotwal Garden in Dadar West on Monday morning. The 28-year-old biker of the electric scooter, Niayz Ahemed, was declared brought dead at the hospital. Six others, including Gupta, were injured in the crash. The condition of the other five injured is said to be stable

The mayor has instructed the BEST bus contractor to provide an immediate financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to Gupta’s family. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the direction was issued directly to the contractor over the telephone from the hospital premises.

Mumbai Police have registered a first information report (FIR) in connection with the accident and taken the bus driver into custody for further investigation. Officials said a probe is underway to ascertain the circumstances that led to the accident.