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Parked BEST Electric Bus Rolls Back, Hits Stall Outside Bhandup Station

The near-miss has triggered a BEST probe into brake failure or human error.

Overview

  • A driverless BEST electric bus, which rolled backward on Sunday outside Bhandup railway station, crashed into a food stall with no injuries reported.
  • Eyewitness video shows the unmanned bus gathering speed in reverse before striking the stall as bystanders pulled a woman away to safety.
  • Reports name the driver as Sharad Suryavanshi, who had parked at the terminal to check in for a break when the vehicle began to drift.
  • BEST officials say an investigation is looking at brake or other mechanical failure and also possible human error.
  • The bus was a nine-metre Olectra Greentech model on Route 606 from Vikhroli Depot, the same route and model tied to a deadly December 2025 crash near the site.