BEST sets up committee to probe Kurla bus accident
The Hindu
BEST sets up committee to investigate fatal bus accident in Kurla, offers compensation to victims' families and injured.
The civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking on Tuesday (December 10, 2024) set up a committee to investigate the bus accident in Kurla area in Mumbai that claimed seven lives.
BEST would pay a compensation of ₹2 lakh each to the families of the deceased, it said in a statement. Chief Manager (Transport) Ramesh Madavi will chair the probe committee. BEST will also bear treatment expenses of the injured persons, the statement said.
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As many as 42 persons were injured in the incident that took place on Monday (December 9, 2024) night.
Meanwhile, a delegation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met the BEST’s General Manager Anil Diggikar, demanding a compensation of ₹10 lakh for the families of the deceased and between ₹50,000 to ₹2 lakh for the injured.
The delegation also blamed the decision to hire buses on a wet lease model—where a private contractor provides buses and drivers and also looks after maintenance—between 2018 and 2021 for the accident, and called for its review.
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