<p>Mumbai: Accidents involving buses of the BrihanMumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has claimed 88 lives in the last five years, according to information received under the Right to Information Act (RTI) in the wake of the shocking Kurla road accident. </p><p>The BEST Undertaking is Mumbai’s civic transport and power supply agency. </p><p>“In the last 5 years, 834 BEST bus accidents have occurred and 88 lives have been lost,” said RTI activist Anil Galgali, who has secured the information. </p>.BEST contractual bus staff go on flash strike in Mumbai; services partially hit.<p>Rs 42.40 crores as financial compensation has been given to the next of kin of the dead and injured citizens. </p><p>While 14 employees have been dismissed and 24 employees have been suspended. </p><p>Egal Benjamin, Senior Transport Officer of BEST, gave detailed information about the last 5 years to Galgali.</p><p>In the last 5 years, there have been 834 accidents involving BEST and private contractors. </p><p>Of these, BEST staff was involved in 352 accidents with 51 fatalities while private contractors had 37 fatalities out of 482 accidents. </p><p>“The year 2022-23 and the year 2023-24 recorded the highest 21 deaths each,” said Galgali. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Accidents involving buses of the BrihanMumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has claimed 88 lives in the last five years, according to information received under the Right to Information Act (RTI) in the wake of the shocking Kurla road accident. </p><p>The BEST Undertaking is Mumbai’s civic transport and power supply agency. </p><p>“In the last 5 years, 834 BEST bus accidents have occurred and 88 lives have been lost,” said RTI activist Anil Galgali, who has secured the information. </p>.BEST contractual bus staff go on flash strike in Mumbai; services partially hit.<p>Rs 42.40 crores as financial compensation has been given to the next of kin of the dead and injured citizens. </p><p>While 14 employees have been dismissed and 24 employees have been suspended. </p><p>Egal Benjamin, Senior Transport Officer of BEST, gave detailed information about the last 5 years to Galgali.</p><p>In the last 5 years, there have been 834 accidents involving BEST and private contractors. </p><p>Of these, BEST staff was involved in 352 accidents with 51 fatalities while private contractors had 37 fatalities out of 482 accidents. </p><p>“The year 2022-23 and the year 2023-24 recorded the highest 21 deaths each,” said Galgali. </p>