India, Aug. 19 -- Eulogious Selvaraj, 40, had just picked up her seven-year-old son Anthony from school, as heavy rains forced schools and colleges to shut on Monday, when both of them were crushed under a BEST bus while crossing the road. Selvaraj's daughters Selina, 12, and Agesten, 9, who were also crossing the street with their mother, were spared.

The accident took place near the Wadala church. Police said Anthony was studying in St Joseph's School in Wadala and his mother had gone to fetch him. They were crossing the street to take a taxi, when the bus ran over them. They are residents of Himmat Nagar, Antop Hill.

Matunga police said they had detained the driver of the bus, number A 174. They said the driver claimed the brakes had...