Bus climbs divider in Mumbai as driver applies brakes to avoid hitting car

Mumbai: A Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus mounts a divider after the driver loses control, in the Kamala Mills area of Mumbai, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_26_2026_000204B)

Mumbai, Mar 26 (PTI) A BEST bus veered onto a road divider after the driver applied emergency brakes to avoid hitting a car that was making a U-turn in Mumbai on Thursday morning, police said.

No casualties were reported in the incident which occurred at 7.50 am near a bus stop in Central Mumbai.

The wet-lease bus, operated from Worli depot of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking, was heading towards Prabhadevi railway station.

While it was reaching near the Bombay Dyeing bus stop, a speeding car made a sudden U-turn. The bus driver applied emergency brakes, following which the vehicle veered onto the road divider and got stuck there, a police official said.

No injuries were reported in the incident, he said.

Police and technicians of BEST and the bus provider company rushed to the spot. PTI DC GK

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