In a shocking incident, a 75-year-old woman succumbed to injuries after being crushed between the rear wheel of an electric BEST bus and a parked car in the Malabar Hill area of South Mumbai on Tuesday. The accident occurred opposite Sahyadri Guest House around 9:10 am when the bus from the Mumbai Central depot was heading towards Kamla Nehru Park.
According to officials, the elderly lady was on her morning walk when she got caught between the rear tyres of the BEST electric bus and a car parked on the curb of the road. Due to the excessive impact, she sustained several critical head injuries and died on the spot.
Investigations revealed that the electric bus, operating on route 105 from Vijay Vallabh Chowk to Kamla Nehru Park, was approaching the spot of the incident when the driver reported hearing a sudden noise. Upon getting off the bus to inspect, he saw that a pedestrian had come into contact with the left rear tyre of the bus, after which the vehicle had collided with a car parked on the roadside.
The police personnel present at the scene rushed the injured pedestrian to J.J. Hospital, where she was declared dead. The Mumbai Police have registered a case and initiated a probe into the matter.
The victim has been identified as Neeta Nitin Shah, a resident of Prakash 1 Building, Ridge Road.
