# BMC sweeper crushed by BEST bus in Mumbai, driver held 2026-08-07T20:33:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 56-year-old BMC sanitation worker, Jayshree Bhanji Parmar, was fatally run over by a wet-lease BEST bus near Maharana Pratap Chowk in Mulund West on Friday afternoon. The driver, Ravi Bolij (32), has been arrested. The police have registered a case under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (causing death by negligence). This is the fourth fatal BEST bus accident since June, reigniting concerns over driver training and wet-lease operators. Parmar, a widow and mother of five, was two years from retirement, her daughter said. The driver claimed he began moving as the signal turned green. A senior BEST official called it a prima facie 'driver error', while BEST committee members alleged that wet-lease drivers lack the accountability of permanent staff. The RTO and BEST have been asked to inspect the bus as part of the probe. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: BEST bus accidents, BMC, Mumbai, pedestrian death, road safety, wet-lease Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bmc-sanitation-worker-crushed-by-best-bus-in-mumbai-driver-held/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bmc-sanitation-worker-crushed-by-best-bus-in-mumbai-driver-held/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.