The driver of the Tempo Traveller involved in Sunday night’s fatal crash at Veer Kotwal Udyan in Dadar has been arrested by Shivaji Park Police. Identified as Sanjay Dhondu Kumbhar (27), he faces charges of negligent and rash driving under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
A fatal accident occurred late on October 5, around 11:15 PM at Veer Kotwal Udyan in Dadar, when a Tempo Traveller (MH-46-CL-8766), allegedly driven rashly, collided head-on with a BEST bus (MH-01-DR-4654) operating on Route 169 toward Pratiksha Nagar Depot.
The Tempo Traveller also struck two other vehicles. The crash left one person dead and seven others injured, including pedestrians waiting at the bus stop.
The impact of the collision burst the bus’s front tyre, causing it to veer toward a nearby bus stop. The Tempo Traveller then hit two other vehicles, causing severe damage. Tragically, seven passengers waiting at the bus stop were injured, and one later succumbed to injuries at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Hospital, Sion.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Karnataka: Bus rams into pilgrims on `padayatra`; three dead, four injured
In another similar incident, three people were killed and four others injured when a private bus allegedly rammed into a group of pilgrims walking along National Highway 50 late Monday night, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Annapoorna (40), her son Sharanappa (19), and a relative Prakash (25), all residents of Rona taluk. They were part of a seven-member group undertaking a padayatra to the Huligemma Devi temple in Huligi, a traditional pilgrimage covering over 100 km in three days.
According to police, the accident occurred when the bus attempted to overtake another vehicle and lost control, fatally hitting the pilgrims.
The four injured were rushed to a nearby hospital and are currently under treatment, said Koppal Superintendent of Police Ram Arasiddi.
A case has been registered, and the bus driver has been taken into custody, authorities confirmed.
One dead, 6 injured in bus-truck collision in UP
A 47-year-old woman was killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a roadways bus and a pickup truck near Asan village on Monday evening, police said.
The accident took place on the Ballia-Gorakhpur road, in the Sukhpura police station area, when a passenger bus en route to Belthara Road collided with the pickup vehicle.
Among the injured were seven passengers, including the pickup driver. Locals immediately rushed them to the district hospital, where Naintara (47) succumbed to her injuries during treatment.
Investigations are underway.
(With inputs from Agencies)
