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- An internal BEST inquiry has found that driver negligence and rash driving caused three recent fatal bus crashes in Mumbai at Mankhurd, Dadar and Andheri.
- BEST general manager Sonia Sethi said preliminary investigations showed no technical fault with the buses, though one driver claimed brake failure and police said the RTO inspection report will be key to confirming the cause.
- At the BEST panel meeting, members flagged poor maintenance, revealing 868 buses had brake or steering issues, with repairs pending on 94, and questioned wet-lease contract rates and payments.
- The panel chairperson has called for meetings with wet-lease operators and drivers, and all wet-lease contracts are to be reviewed.
What to watch next
- Detailed forensic report on the Mankhurd crash expected by Wednesday
- RTO inspection report on whether the crash was human error or technical fault
- BEST's decision on reviewing or terminating a wet-lease contract covering around 150 buses, and disclosure of penalties on contractors
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Named India · Andheri · Banvari Shriram Prasad Sharma · Dadar · Mankhurd · Mumbai · Vaibhav Waghmare · BEST · Nitin Nandgaonkar · Shiv Sena (UBT) · Sonia Sethi · Trushna Vishwasrao
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