Pedestrian, 53, dies after BEST bus and tempo collide in Mumbai's Andheri

A 53-year-old man died in an accident involving a BEST bus and a goods tempo in Mumbai's Andheri area on Wednesday morning, October 21. The deceased has been identified as Farid Ahmed Shaikh.

The accident took place at about 10:15 am near PMG Colony. A bus of Mateshwari Travels, attached to BEST's Majas depot, was headed towards Andheri. A tempo was parked on the left side of the road, and the bus passed by it.

The tempo was loaded with chickens, and a worker was unloading them in front of a nearby shop. As the bus passed, the worker allegedly opened the rear door of the tempo. The door struck the rear left corner of the bus, and the man was hit, fell and was injured.

The bus driver initially drove on. He stopped the bus when passengers told him that someone had been injured. Police were then informed, and both vehicles were taken to MIDC police station.

That night, police told the bus driver that the injured man had died during treatment. He had been identified as Farid Ahmed Shaikh, 53.

An FIR has been registered against the bus driver under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act. Further investigation is under way.