Kurla BEST bus crash: How driver's negligence caused horrific accident that killed 7, injured 42

The alleged negligence of the driver involved in the Kurla BEST bus crash caused the horrific accident that killed 7 injured 42 police sources said on TuesdayThe police investigation into the accident revealed that the bus driver identified as Sanjay More 54 began operating the electric BEST bus just days before the horrific accident took placeOfficial sources said that More had began driving the bus on December 1 making it a new experience for himMore has been driving heavy vehicles since 1991 and holds a valid licence for the operation of such vehicles including buses said an officialMore has 33 years of expertise in handling heavy vehicles the authorities said on TuesdayMore a resident of Aslfa village in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai was arrested by the Kurla police following the tragic accidentHe was first detained by the police on Monday night and later arrested under sections 105 culpable homicide not amounting to murder and 110 attempt to commit culpable homicide of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicles ActMore was produced before a Mumbai court on Tuesday that remanded him in police custody till December 21The accused in the Kurla BEST bus accident was escorted out of court by police after being remanded to custodyKurlaBusAccident Kurla kurlaaccident Kurla Mumbai BusAccident MumbaiPolice httpstcolXuRvzalXh pictwittercomeJtdHjzf6rmdash Mid Day mid_day December 10 2024The court had earlier ordered that the accused should be produced physically and rejected two applications filed by the police for making the accused appear through a video conferencing He was later produced before the court by the policeA police official said More had previously operated BEST minibuses and other regular buses However he did not have much experience operating electric buses He started driving an electric BEST bus on December 1 and had only been running the electric buses on the KurlaAndheri route for nine daysThe bus he was allegedly driving hit several vehicles and pedestrians around 930 pm in the crowded Kurla West localityThe police on Tuesday told the court that the he drove the bus in a negligent manner More allegedly pressed the accelerator 5060 meters before the accident spotThe police want to identify whether the accused was drunk on the day of the incident for which investigations into the matter are underwayThe defence lawyer demanded a judicial custody stating that the accused blood samples have been taken but the court remanded him in police custodySources from BEST shared We suspect that there was a technical fault in the bus or that the driver lost control of the speed due to the electric bus Around 49 people were injured in this incident out of which seven people have died so farThe BEST sources further clarified that the Regional Transport Office RTO team will thoroughly inspect the bus to identify all possible causes of the incident The actual cause will only be determined after the inspection by the RTO they stated