At least three people have died and 17 have suffered injuries after a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus crashed into some vehicles near Anjum-E-Islam School at SG Barve Marg in Kurla (West) in Mumbai on Monday night, the officials said.
According to the civic authorities, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and the Mumbai Police officials rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation.
An official said that the accident took place at 9.50 pm. The firefighting personnel, along with other authorities, have begun the rescue operations. At 10.10 pm, MFB declared the mishap as a `Level-1` incident.
The driver of the bus was identified and detained by the Kurla police following the incident, an official said.
At least three people have died and 20 have suffered injuries after a BEST bus crashed into some vehicles near Anjum-E-Islam School at SG Barve Marg in Kurla (West) on Monday night
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A staff nurse at Kurla Bhabha Hospital has said that 20 people were brought injured to the medical facility of which three died.
The officials said that the driver of the BEST bus on route number 332 allegedly lost control over the wheel and dashed into pedestrians as well as some vehicles.
The bus then crashed into the gates of a residential society and came to a halt, they said.
The bus was going from Kurla railway station to Andheri when the accident occurred, he added.
Further details are awaited.
