BEST bus runs over biker, driver held
MUMBAI, Feb. 17 -- A 42-year-old man died after falling off his motorcycle on an allegedly uneven stretch of road in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and being run over by a BEST bus on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Arun Tiwari, a resident of Santacruz East who ran a catering business. According to his elder brother, Umesh Keshari Prasad Tripathi, 46, Tiwari had stepped out around 9.15 pm to refuel his motorcycle at CST Road in Kalina.
Around 9:30 pm, Tripathi received a call from his brother asking him to rush to Mumbai University's main gate near. Shortly after, Tiwari himself spoke to him and told his brother that a bus driver was driving at high speed and had hit his motorcycle, running over both his legs. When Tripathi reached the spot, he found a large crowd gathered there. Tiwari was lying beside a BEST bus, with his motorcycle lodged under its front portion. Both his legs had been crushed under the bus wheels.
Tiwari was initially rushed to VN Desai Hospital in Santacruz for primary treatment, and was later shifted to Lilavati Hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
Based on Tripathi's statement, the BKC police registered a case against the BEST bus driver under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for rash and negligent driving. The bus driver, Harish Narayankar, 40, a resident of Dharavi, has been arrested.
"We have arrested the BEST driver and are trying to find out the exact cause of the accident and whether there is any negligence on the part of the road contractor," said Suresh Padvi, senior police inspector of BKC police station.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Congress leader Varsha Gaikwad blamed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for poor road maintenance.
In a post on X, Gaikwad alleged that uneven road surfaces were leading to loss of lives and also claimed that there was no blood available at VN Desai Hospital, which led to Tiwari being shifted to Lilavati Hospital and delayed his treatment....
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