MUMBAI:A 65-year-old man died and several others were injured after a BEST bus crashed into a roadside divider on the Sion-Panvel Highway near Vishwakarma Hospital in Mankhurd on Monday.According to preliminary information, the accident involving BEST bus Route No. 501 was reported at 9.14am, with an update issued at 9.55am. The bus rammed into the roadside divider, leaving multiple passengers injured.Rajawadi Hospital confirmed that three people were brought there. Bus conductor Vaibhav Waghmare (41) and driver Banvari Shriram Prasad Sharma (51) were admitted and are in stable condition. Bhaskar Raosaheb Pande (65), who was standing near the roadside divider when the bus crashed, was declared brought dead.Officials said another five injured persons were taken to Govandi Shatabdi Hospital. They were identified as Shivmangal Maity (42), Ganesh Patel (24), Lata Waghela (43), Rajesh Varugamina (35), and Ankita Jadhav (22). All are undergoing treatment in the casualty ward, while their medical condition is awaited.The exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained. Police have initiated an investigation into the incident.
