Mumbai: A BEST bus conductor lost his life after four BEST buses collided in a major road accident near Azad Nagar Metro Station on JP Road in Andheri West on Wednesday, May 14. The crash occurred near Jiten Building along the busy Mumbai Metro One corridor at around 2.15 pm.
Visuals from the accident site showed severe damage to the buses, including shattered windshields and heavily dented front portions, indicating the intensity of the impact.
According to preliminary information, traffic movement had come to a halt after a tree collapsed near Amboli Naka, leading to massive congestion in the area. Three BEST buses that were stuck behind one another were Route No. 266, 242 and 249. Just then, a fourth bus approaching from behind allegedly failed to stop in time and rammed into the stationary buses, triggering a chain collision.
The deceased conductor was identified as Shekhar Baburao Rawate (52). He had reportedly stepped out of the bus to check the cause of the traffic jam when the fourth bus crashed between the two vehicles.
He was immediately rushed to Cooper Hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead. Authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident. There was no immediate confirmation if any passengers were present in the buses.
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