Dadar bus crash: Driver issued notice
Mumbai, June 13 -- The Shivaji Park police have served a notice of appearance to Vikas Padave, the BEST bus driver involved in the fatal June 8 accident in Dadar, after he was discharged by Sion Hospital on Friday.
The police have also received the regional transport office's (RTO's) report after it inspected the electric bus, officers said. They are now awaiting the findings of BEST's inquiry committee before concluding their investigation.
HT had earlier reported that the bus did not suffer a brake malfunction or any other technical fault, according to preliminary checks by the Tardeo RTO. BEST officials have said that the possibility of human error appears higher, while stressing that the final investigation report is still being prepared.
Padave, who suffered leg injuries in the accident, appeared before the Shivaji Park police on Friday after being discharged from hospital. He was then served a notice of appearance under section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and allowed to leave, police said.
A notice under section 35 of the BNSS is served when the police want to question an accused about a crime, but are not legally allowed to arrest them immediately.
"We have already recorded his statement and he has claimed it was a technical error in the vehicle and not a human error. He tried his best to save lives and that is why he rammed the vehicle into an under-construction site," said a police officer from the Shivaji Park police station....
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