Mumbai: Driver negligence and rash driving were responsible for the three latest fatal BEST bus crashes in Mankhurd, Dadar and Andheri, the findings of an internal inquiry by the undertaking has revealed.Speaking to the media after the committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon, BEST general manager Sonia Sethi said preliminary investigations pointed to driver error as…
Mumbai: BEST is preparing for a major shift in its bus operations, with plans to gradually move away from dependence on wet-lease buses and build a fleet of 5,000 self-owned vehicles, including a large electric bus component.Speaking to media after a panel meeting on Tuesday, BEST general manager Sonia Sethi said the undertaking currently has…
Mumbai: Commuters across Mumbai continued to face severe disruption on Saturday as the BEST employees’ strike entered its second day, with bus services remaining largely paralysed. Attendance among operational staff remained negligible, forcing the undertaking to rely on emergency measures to maintain essential services.According to BEST, only 37 of the 3,076 scheduled drivers and 11…
Mumbai: The bus strike in Mumbai is likely to continue for yet another day as the unions’ talks with govt and senior BEST officials ended in a deadlock on Friday evening.The city’s public transport system was thrown into disarray on Friday morning after an indefinite strike by BEST employees brought bus services to a near-complete…
Fatalities involving wet lease BEST buses rose from 19 in 2024-25 to 21 in 2025-26, the undertaking’s latest statistics show. But deaths involving BEST-owned buses fell from five to three Mumbai: Fatalities involving wet lease BEST buses rose from 19 in 2024-25 to 21 in 2025-26, the undertaking’s latest statistics show. But deaths involving BEST-owned…
Mumbai: The BMC suggested 15-point reforms to the BEST to improve efficiency and increase revenue, at a time when the undertaking estimated losses to the tune of Rs 2,439 crore for 2026-27 in its latest budget and was seeking a Rs 4,000 crore grant.The reforms included ways to strengthen the power distribution network, embark on…
