India, April 8 -- The bus was heading to Magathane Bus Depot from Borivali East bus stop when the accident took place at 12.40pm on Monday. According to the police, the toddler, Mahek Khatun Shaikh and her brother, 5, were crossing the road.

The accused driver, identified as Prakash Digambar, 48, told the police that he was taking a turn when the toddler came in front of the vehicle and as she appeared suddenly, it did not give him enough time to hit the brakes. Shaikh was crushed to death under the wheel, while her brother escaped without getting hurt, said a police officer.

The Kasturba Marg police rushed Shaikh to the Shatabdi hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.

The police also said that there was no conductor on the b...