One person was killed and two others injured after a car collided with a school bus on the Kamalapur Expressway on Friday, ANI reported.
The car collided with the bus while it was making a U-turn on the Kamalapur Highway.
According to the ANI report, the injured were shifted to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Two students suffered minor injuries and the deceased, identified as Abdullah, a 50-year-old man.
“A car collided with a school bus while the bus was taking a U-turn on the Kamalapur Highway. 30 students were traveling in the bus during the accident. 2 students were injured and 1 person in the car died,” police said.
According to police, “The school bus belongs to Ekashila School. The driver, named Ratnam, was driving the bus. It was heading towards Kurnool village and was making a U-turn near Uma Maheshwara Gardens, Kamalapur. While the bus was making a U-turn, a speedy wish car hit the bus and the bus overturned.”
“The bus was carrying 30 students. Two of them suffered minor injuries. A pillion passenger named Abdullah, 50, died in the incident. A case has been registered. The incident occurred yesterday,” police said.
Tragic accident in Borivali: grandfather injured and granddaughter killed in collision with BEST bus
In a tragic incident on Tuesday morning, a collision between a BEST bus and a motorcycle led to the death of a four-year-old girl and injuries to her grandfather. The accident occurred around 8.20 am near Etopia Tower on Shimpoli Road, Borivali West, Mumbai.
Navalkishore Pramad Ambika Prasad Singh, a 69-year-old resident of Shri-404, Kantipark, State Bank of India Staff Quarters, Borivali West, was traveling on his blue Suzuki Access scooter (MH 47 BM 2132) with his granddaughter Eva. According to Singh’s complaint, the accident was caused by reckless driving of a BEST bus (MH 03 CV 7472, Route No. 294) driven by 37-year-old Sagar Tulsidas Koli.
According to Singh, the bus driver was speeding and driving carelessly when the bus collided with his scooter. The impact caused both Singh and Eva to fall onto the road. Singh suffered injuries to his face, hands and legs, while Eva suffered a serious head injury and was bleeding profusely. Passersby took the unconscious Eva to New Plus Children’s Hospital on Link Road, Borivali West, where the doctor on duty declared her dead on her arrival at 8.45am.
Following the incident, Singh lodged a complaint at the Borivali police station. The case was registered under section 474/24 of the Indian Penal Code under sections 279 (careless driving), 337 (causing hurt by an act endangering the life or personal safety of others) and 304A (causing death by negligence), along with section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The police also filed an ADR (accidental death report) with number 75/24 under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The Borivali police are conducting a thorough investigation into the incident. The BEST bus driver, Sagar Tulsidas Koli, has been arrested and further legal action is being taken based on the outcome of the investigation.
