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A bus, a letterbox and a forgotten Mumbai
September 06, 2026 4:19 am
A little-known museum at BEST’s Anik Depot in Sion houses objects from the undertaking’s early years including a postbox once fitted inside buses, a ticket machine that rang with every punch and a tram used to repair electrical appliances
Inside BEST's driver school, where every lesson begins with a crash
August 10, 2026 4:49 pm
Mumbai's BEST marked its 79th Foundation Day on Friday. A pedestrian died under one of its buses the same afternoon. At its Dindoshi training centre in the city's western suburbs, recruits now watch CCTV footage of the undertaking's own crashes before they touch a wheel. The Indian Express spent two days inside the school.
BEST bus rolls into office at Colaba depot after handbrake lapse
July 26, 2026 7:45 am
The bus reportedly moved forward accidentally and crashed into the office, damaging the office door and shattering its own front windscreen.
Third BEST bus accident in a week leaves six injured in Mumbai's Powai
July 23, 2026 6:23 pm
The Powai accident comes just two days after a fatal bus crash in Mumbai’s Mankhurd claimed the life of a 62-year-old farmer and left 10 others injured
Rampage on Mumbai roads as BEST bus crashes into divider in Borivali, second in 24 hours
July 21, 2026 7:58 pm
The incident happened on Monday night when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a road divider on SV Road in Borivali.
Mumbai’s lifeline is back as BEST strike called off
June 22, 2026 1:00 pm
Govt accepts key demands: Announces interim wage hike, clearance of gratuity dues
BEST strike enters Day 2, bus services grind to a halt across Mumbai
June 20, 2026 1:57 pm
Bus services across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) remain severely disrupted as the indefinite strike by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) employees enters its second day.
Killed 9 days before he was to meet his prospective bride: Swiggy executive dies in Dadar BEST bus crash
June 09, 2026 7:59 am
Niyaz Ahmad, 28, was sole earner for his family in UP; relatives appeal for compensation from government and Swiggy
Days after Malad tragedy: One killed, 6 injured as BEST bus rams crane and five other vehicles in Dadar
June 08, 2026 9:31 pm
Safety of wet-lease fleet, driver shortage and electric bus operations come under scrutiny
Cab driver killed after BEST bus crashes into parked vehicle in Mumbai's Malad East
June 04, 2026 3:21 pm
Accidents involving BEST buses have claimed more than 40 lives in Mumbai over the past two years, with wet-lease buses accounting for the majority of the fatalities.
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