Overview
- Ayesha Salmani, 26, fell from a motorcycle and was run over by the rear tyre of a BEST bus on Marol Maroshi Road in Andheri East after the bike allegedly skidded when the rider braked suddenly.
- MIDC police reviewed CCTV and witness statements, arrested the motorcyclist Ashutosh Singh on negligence and rash-driving charges, filed an FIR at the request of the victim’s father, and the rider was later granted bail.
- Police say the BEST bus driver remained at the scene and could not stop in time, and investigators are using footage and bystander testimony to reconstruct the sequence of events.
- The Andheri East death follows other recent BEST incidents, including a May 14 four-bus collision that killed a conductor and a May 21 Versova Link Road chain contact that caused no injuries, prompting BEST to open internal reviews.
- Traffic features such as no central divider, heavy congestion and a mixed fleet that includes wet-lease buses are cited as factors that raise collision risk, and authorities are expected to focus on driver statements, depot operations, and road safeguards in forthcoming probes.