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BMC sweeper crushed by BEST bus in Mumbai, driver held
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),…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The blaming of wet-lease drivers for these recurring accidents suits the authorities too well. It lets BEST management sidestep its own slack oversight even as the committee chairperson admits officials failed to monitor maintenance and training. Routine 'driver error' tags are also lazy. Until the probe produces concrete evidence, like the CCTV footage and technical inspection of the bus, the public remains in the dark. The real test: will BEST disclose the full maintenance and training records of both the bus and driver?
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
