A 21-year-old woman riding pillion with her husband on a bike was crushed to death in Malad under the wheels of a BEST bus on Tuesday. The bus driver and another biker in link with the accident have been booked by the police. BEST bus no. 269 was on its way to Madh jetty from Borivli station when Nishant Parab (22) and his wife Mamta (21), rode on their bike from the opposite direction.

"The motorcycle hit the bus from the rear side, causing Nishant to lose control. His wife fell off the two-wheeler and came under the wheels on the right side of the bus. She was rushed to the Jankalyan municipal hospital with severe head injuries. Doctors declared her dead at the hospital. Nishant did not suffer any injuries," a BEST officer said.