India, July 14 -- After a six-year-old girl was crushed to death by the rear wheels of a Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus in Punawale on Saturday, the spotlight has once again shifted to fatal accidents involving city buses, reopening questions over pedestrian and commuter safety, and prompting a closer examination of PMPML's accident record over the past few years.

PMPML's accident data shows that while the overall number of road accidents has declined, fatal crashes continue to remain a serious concern. In 2024, the combined fleet of corporation-owned and contract-operated buses was involved in 61 accidents, including 23 fatal accidents that claimed 24 lives. Besides the fatalities, 21 serious accidents left 21 p...