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BEST bus accident: Previous driver left bus in drive mode instead of neutral: arrested driver to police

December 30, 2025 9:35 pm

According to police, when the drivers’ shift changed and Sawant took over, he pulled the hand brake to start the bus and pressed the accelerator assuming the vehicle was in neutral mode when the bus surged forward.

'An accident waiting to happen': Anger outside post-mortem room as families mourn 4 killed by BEST bus in Mumbai's Bhandup

December 30, 2025 6:53 pm

The victims of the Bhandup BEST bus accident: A nurse returning from her cousin's wedding, another going back home after her shift, a traffic warden, and a mother who had picked up her daughter from dance class.

BEST bus runs over pedestrians in Mumbai's Bhandup; 4 killed, 8 injured

December 30, 2025 12:40 am

Twelve persons who were seriously injured were rushed to MT Agarwal Hospital in Mulund and Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar.

After BJP MLC Prasad Lad steps in, newly appointed GM Sonia Sethi assures BEST employees will receive salaries on tenth of every month

October 06, 2025 3:35 pm

BJP MLC Prasad Lad also demanded that 3 per cent of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s budget should be allocated to BEST.

At meeting with Eknath Shinde, BJP’s Prasad Lad raises encroachments in BEST employee housing and irregularities in MHADA, SRA transactions

September 24, 2025 7:45 pm

Chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Mumbai’s District Planning Committee discussed various subjects under the Annual District Plan 2025–26.

Mumbai rain: BEST services on 34 routes hit amid waterlogging

August 19, 2025 1:52 pm

Several BEST bus services were diverted, curtailed, or cancelled across Mumbai following the downpour on Tuesday, inconveniencing hundreds of commuters.

Maharashtra: Departmental mix-up leads to announcement of two BEST GMs

August 06, 2025 7:35 pm

Asheesh Sharma given charge of post

BEST fare hike sparks resentment as commuters pay double

May 09, 2025 9:52 pm

Commuters can use Google Maps to track real-time updates of BEST buses from today

May 07, 2025 10:42 pm

The service, was rolled out in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday.

BEST to introduce AC bus services on key routes from today to strengthen fleet

March 28, 2025 12:11 am

The addition of AC buses is part of BEST’s ongoing efforts to modernise its fleet and improve passenger comfort. BEST is gradually expanding its fleet with addition of new wet lease buses to their fleet step by step.

Seventy years of BEST: Mumbai’s bus transport legacy on display

August 07, 2017 3:58 pm

A day after BEST completed its 70th anniversary, Mumbai's oldest transport service was hit by a strike called by employee unions.

BEST employees call off strike

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

BEST union workers call off 9-day-old strike. One of the terms agreed to was the appointment of a high court judge to negotiate terms.