one dead, 28 injured as bus overturns on Mum-Goa Hwy
NAVI MUMBAI, May 6 -- One passenger died and 28 were injured after a bus overturned on the Mumbai-Goa highway near Panvel on Sunday. The bus driver has been arrested for rash and dangerous driving that led to the accident.
The deceased, identified as Amol Krishna Talwadekar, 30, was a resident of Ratnagiri. "Besides the one dead, two are critical and undergoing treatment. The remaining suffered minor injuries," said Gajanan Ghadge, senior police inspector of Panvel Taluka police. The injured passengers were taken to MGM Hospital in Kamothe.
Talwadekar's sister Neelam Mayur Sawant, 32, was also a passenger in the bus and registered a complaint against the bus driver, Narendra Mohite, 37. In her statement to the police, she stated that the reckless and irresponsible driving by the driver led to the accident.
"As per the complainant, the bus driver was repeatedly asked to not overspeed and drive carefully. However, he continued driving rashly without considering the condition of the road. As a result, he lost control and the bus overturned leading to the accident," said a police officer....
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