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Police identified the pillion rider as Saiful Baidya (41). The bus driver, 51-year-old Dilip Vishwakarma, brought the vehicle to a halt as Baidya was trapped beneath the wheel. The bus conductor, Prakash Surve (40), and the driver assisted the police who were summoned.
Malwani Police said the deceased fell from the two-wheeler and then came under the wheel of a BEST bus that was coming up from behind. Police personnel said they went through all the evidence before deciding that an FIR would be registered against the driver as the wheels of the bus ran over Baidya. An FIR has been registered against the bus driver and the motorcyclist for negligence. He suffered severe injuries after coming under the wheel of the bus. After the bus was reversed, Baidya was extricated and rushed via ambulance to Shatabdi Hospital. The motorcyclist has also been booked as he had collided with the autorickshaw.
Mumbai: A man seated pillion on a two-wheeler died while the rider was severely injured in a road crash at Marve Road in Malad on Monday.
Medical personnel at Shatabdi Hospital declared the victim dead upon arrival at 2 pm, noting severe trauma, including head injuries and limb fractures.
BEST claimed, “It was not the fault of the BEST driver, as the two-wheeler lost balance before coming into contact with the bus.”