At least eight people got injured in a collision between a BEST bus and a dumper truck in the Dadar area of Mumbai today morning. As per the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, the condition of five people including the driver and the conductor of the bus is serious.
The injured persons included three women passengers and the driver and the conductor of the bus operated by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking. The incident occurred this morning when the bus (route no 22) was on its way to Pydhonie in south Mumbai from Marol.
A CCTV grab shows a speeding BEST bus ramming into the dumper truck from behind at a traffic signal on Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, one of the arterial roads, around 7.15 am. Due to the impact, a passenger standing in the bus door was thrown out on the road while other passengers jumped out.