Kurla bus accident: death toll rises to 9 as 22-year-old succumbs to injuries

On the evening of December 9, he was attending a wedding in Kurla with his friends Mohammed Sajid and Injemam Shaikh, and his eight-year-old cousin.

On the evening of December 9, he was attending a wedding in Kurla with his friends Mohammed Sajid and Injemam Shaikh, and his eight-year-old cousin. The group was walking along a busy road near the wedding venue when the bus struck them from behind. While Shaikh was holding his cousin’s hand, the others walked slightly ahead. The impact scattered the four people in different directions.

While Shaikh sustained severe head injuries, Injemam suffered a calf injury and is being treated at Sion Hospital. The eight-year-old cousin escaped without major injuries.

On December 9, the driver of a BEST bus allegedly lost control of the vehicle and ended up crashing into 22 vehicles.

Shaikh was initially treated at Bhabha Hospital, but his family later moved him to Sion Hospital, citing inadequate care. “There was chaos at Bhabha. The doctors didn’t attend to him properly, so we decided to bring him here. But we had to wait for 40 minutes for an ambulance,” said Meharun Shaikh, his maternal aunt.

His friend Sajid, who was with Shaikh at the time of the accident, recalled the moments before the crash. “We were walking together along the roadside, but when the bus hit us, we were all separated. We only met later at the hospital,” he said.

On December 9, the driver of a BEST bus allegedly lost control of the vehicle and ended up crashing into 22 vehicles.