A 27-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries at a hospital on Monday after she was hit by a BEST bus in Lalbaug area of Mumbai on Sunday, police said.
The bus rammed into pedestrians and other vehicles after a drunk passenger grabbed the steering wheel during an argument on Sunday night. Nine people were injured in the incident out of which two are stated to be critical.
MUMBAI | A bus has hit several vehicles in the busy Lalbagh area of Mumbai. It is reported that 9 people were seriously injured in this accident. After bus number 66 of BEST reached Lalbagh, a drunk passenger traveling in the bus started fighting with the driver. After that, pic.twitter.com/XaZBNkYTUI
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The drunk passenger, Datta Shinde (45), was arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), news agency PTI quoted an official.
The electric bus on Route 66 (from Ballard Pier in south Mumbai) was on its way to Rani Laxmibai Chowk in Sion when the incident occurred near Ganesh Talkies in Lalbaug.
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