Mumbai Accident: 3-Year-Old Girl Crushed to Death by BEST Bus in Borivali

Mumbai, Maharashtra (April 7, 2025): A three-year-old girl was killed after being run over by a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus in Borivali East on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred in Rajendra Nagar when a bus was heading to Magathane Depot along the Western Express Highway. According to Kasturba Marg Police, the child, identified as Mehak Khatun Shaikh, suddenly came in the way of the bus and was crushed under the front-left tyre. She died on the spot.

The driver, identified as 48-year-old Prakash Digambar Kamble, has been arrested under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

In a separate incident, a tempo crashed into two parked motorcycles in Ambernath after the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. The accident occurred on Loknagari Road near an Essar petrol pump.

The tempo was traveling towards MIDC when it veered off and struck the motorcycles parked outside unauthorized stalls. No injuries were reported, but all three vehicles were damaged.