One person was killed and 34 other passengers were injured when a tourist bus overturned in Dadar.
The Borivali-bound bus with 35 passengers onboard was coming from Devrukh town in Maharashtras Ratangiri district when its driver lost control over the vehicle at around 5 AM.
After which, the bus hit a road-divider on Dadar TT bridge and then toppled, Matunga police stations Senior Inspector B M Kakad said.
One of the passengers, Sainath Bahalekar (35), died in the accident while the 34 injured passengers were rushed to a hospital, he said.
The accident briefly led to traffic disruption on the bridge. Later, the bus was removed from the spot and the traffic movement was restored, Kakad said.
The police have arrested the bus driver, Muttu Nadar, who also sustained minor injuries in the accident, he said.
Kakad said it does not appear that the driver was in an inebriated state but his blood samples have been taken for further examination.
A case has been registered against the driver on the charge of causing death by negligence, rash driving and endangering life or personal safety of others, he said.
