12-metre-long buses will not run on congested roads: BEST
Hindustan Times West UP|December 13, 2024
THE TRANSPORT FACILITY IN MUMBAI TOOK THE CALL IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BUS ACCIDENT IN KURLA WHERE 7 DIED AND 42 WERE LEFT INJURED
Shashank Rao

MUMBAI: In the aftermath of the bus accident in Kurla, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking's authorities decided on Wednesday that buses measuring up to nine metres in length be allowed to ply to and from perennially congested railway stations. The undertaking has appointed a committee to study the areas and determine the best way forward for BEST buses to ply here along with other modes of transport.

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