Date: 30/12/2025
Address: Mumbai
A bus crushed 13 people in Bhandup, Mumbai. Four people died and nine were injured. A bus crushed 13 young pedestrians outside the railway station in Bhandup, Mumbai, on Monday night. Four people, including three women, were killed, and nine others were seriously injured. Mumbai Police say the accident occurred at 9:35 pm when a Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus lost control while reversing and hit pedestrians. The bus driver was taken into custody. An ambulance, Mumbai Fire Brigade, and a BEST bus arrived on time. The injured were admitted to M.T. Agarwal Hospital, where four people were confirmed dead. The bus also hit an electric pole, causing chaos at the Pharmacist Samini Mudaliar, who was present at the scene, said she was waiting for her bus at a nearby bus stop when she heard a loud bang. “The next moment,” Mudaliar said, “I saw people being thrown and thrown against the bus. The bus stopped a short time later.”Mudaliar said people were trapped under the bus. People began lifting and pushing the bus. Blood was everywhere near the bus.Several people were lying injured. One man’s head was badly crushed, as if the bus had passed over him, while another suffered a laceration near his thigh. According to eyewitnesses, this area is always crowded. The availability of cheap vegetables further swells the crowds, further complicating the situation. The heavy crowds make it difficult for buses to make U-turns. Chaos reigned at the scene after the accident. People present there rushed the victims to the hospital. DCP Hemraj Singh Rajput stated that the process of filing an FIR against the bus driver is underway. A mechanical and technical examination of the bus will be conducted. Only after the investigation is complete will the true cause of the accident be clear. And with that, CM
This will become clear. The Chief Minister announced a financial assistance of ₹5 lakh to the families of the deceased. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the incident and announced financial assistance of ₹5 lakh to the families of the deceased. In a social media post, Chief Minister Fadnavis said that the incident was extremely sad. He paid tribute to the deceased and wished the injured a speedy recovery. BEST is the main public bus transport service in Mumbai, connecting the city and suburbs. It operates approximately 2,700-3,200 buses, including regular, limited-commissioned, AC, and electric buses. The BEST bus service is under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). A senior civic official said that earlier this year, minibuses were removed from the route connecting densely populated areas from Bhandup station to Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Due to shortage of buses, BEST had introduced Olectra midi buses on routes to Bhandup station despite operational constraints like limited turning radius.