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One dead in BEST bus mishap

Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai
Nov 11, 2010 01:10 AM IST

One person died and five others were injured when a BEST bus rammed into them after the driver lost control. Police say the deceased was a rag picker.

One person died and five others were injured when a BEST bus rammed into them after the driver lost control. Police say the deceased was a rag picker.

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The bus driver, Rashid Patel, also sustained minor injuries. “The driver was arrested and has been admitted to hospital," said assistant police inspector, Sanjay Marathe.

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DD Chowdhury, an eyewitnesses, said the driver of bus No 498, plying between Borivli station and Chandivli, was trying to overtake a vehicle and lost control, ramming into the rag picker at Patanwadi near Reliance office on WE Highway. The bus then collided with a Sumo injuring five pedestrians.

BEST sources said the driver lost control after a man abruptly crossed the road. General manager of BEST, OP Gupta, confirmed the incident.

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