India, Feb. 19 -- Within a span of less than 24 hours, three separate incidents involving Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses were reported, one on Tuesday night and two others on Wednesday. All three buses were operated under the wet lease model, in which private contractors own the buses and employ the drivers.

On Wednesday morning, the driver of an empty CNG bus lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into a wall inside the Kalakilla bus depot in Dharavi. Two people, a driver and conductor, who were bystanders got injured in this incident. In addition, the impact was strong enough to break a portion of the wall and shatter the bus's windshield, leaving glass splinters across the area.

According to BEST officials...