The tempo driver injured in the chain collision involving a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, a Chalo Premium bus and two cars at Wadala’s Lodha Junction on Monday remains unconscious and on ventilator support, while four other injured persons are reported to be stable, according to the latest medical update shared by the Traffic Command and Control Centre.
Hasrat Ali Shaikh (28), who was driving the tempo, sustained a head injury and is undergoing treatment in the Trauma ICU at Sion Hospital. According to the doctor on duty, he remains unconscious and is not responding to treatment.
The latest update follows the accident in which a Chalo Premium bus allegedly rammed into two cars waiting behind a stationary BEST bus at a traffic signal, triggering a chain collision and leaving several occupants injured.
Among the other injured, Shivani Pal (63) sustained injuries to her head, left hand and left ear. Her left hand was fractured and plastered, while she received 11 stitches for the injury to her left ear. She is currently reported to be stable and is being treated in Emergency Ward 41 at Sion Hospital.
Her husband, Pranesh Indra Pal (75), sustained head and chest injuries. He is also reported to be stable and is admitted to the same ward.
Their daughter, Madhu Pal (28), suffered a head injury and injuries to her left hand and leg. She received stitches above her forehead and on her left leg, below the knee. Her condition is reported to be stable.
Ertiga driver sustains hand and foot injuries in Wadala crash
Balaji Pandurang Jadhav (37), who was driving a rented Ertiga car, sustained blunt injuries to his left hand and injuries to the two toes next to the little toe on his left foot. No fracture was detected, and his condition is reported to be normal.
The latest medical assessment was shared after traffic accident inspector Masurkar visited the injured at Sion Hospital at around 9.50 am.
The collision was reported around 8.30 pm on Monday at Lodha Junction in Wadala. According to the BEST’s Command and Control Centre, a Chalo Premium bus approaching from behind allegedly rammed into the rear-most of two cars waiting behind a stationary BEST bus. The impact pushed the first car underneath the rear portion of the BEST bus and left occupants trapped inside the damaged vehicles.
Police personnel reached the spot and used a crane to remove the damaged vehicles and clear the road. The injured were shifted to Sion Hospital for treatment.
Further details about the circumstances leading to the collision are awaited.
