A senior citizen died and two others were injured in a BEST bus accident in Bhandup on Wednesday.
MUMBAI: A senior citizen died and two others were injured in a BEST bus accident in Bhandup West on Wednesday. Officials said the deceased was identified as Pundlik Bhagat (70). The incident occurred at Ashok Kedar Chowk, Bhandup(W) this morning. The names of those injured were given as Ravindra Tiwari, 65, and Mukesh Upadhyay, 44. The bus was being operated from Tembhipada to Bhandup railway station west when the mishap took place. The bus driver lost control of the vehicle and dashed the bus to an. electric meter cabin structure of a chawl and also hit an autorickshaw coming in opposite direction. A pedestrian was also hit. He sustained serious injuries to head and right hand, and was rushed to Agrawal hospital Mulund, by the police with the help of ambulance. He was however declared dead before admission. Others who were injured were treated and allowed to go home.
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In photos: BEST bus rams into electric meter cabin
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<p>In a major BEST bus accident, one senior citizen died and two others were injured in Bhandup on Wednesday. TOI photo: Sanjay Hadkar</p>
<p>The incident occurred at Ashok Kedar Chowk in Bhandup when the bus was moving from Tembhipada to Bhandup railway station. TOI photo: Sanjay Hadkar</p>
<p>The bus driver lost control of the vehicle at a turn and rammed it into an electric meter cabin structure of a chawl, while also hitting an autorickshaw and a pedestrian. TOI photo: Sanjay Hadkar</p>
<p>All of them were rushed to a nearby hospital, however, the pedestrian was declared dead on arrival. The other injured were treated and were allowed to go home. TOI photo: Sanjay Hadkar</p>
<p>The deceased has been identified as a septuagenerian named Pundlik Bhagat.The names of those injured were given as Ravindra Tiwari (65) and Mukesh Upadhyay, (44). TOI photo: Sanjay Hadkar</p>