India, July 21 -- A pedestrian was killed and ten others were injured when a BEST bus crashed into a road divider at Mankhurd on the Sion-Panvel highway on Monday morning. Among the injured were the driver and conductor of the bus operating on route no 501, from Kurla (east) to Airoli.

The driver, Banwarilal Sharma, 51, has told the police that the brakes failed while descending the Mankhurd flyover, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. "After descending the flyover, the bus had to take a sharp left turn before approaching the bus stop. It appears the driver lost control here," said a BEST official.

Bhaskar Kagde, 65, who was standing next to the divider, was struck by the bus and died on the spot. A farmer from Dharashiv, Kagde ...