Mumbai: For the past couple of years, Prashant Shinde (48) was a traffic warden in Ghatkopar. He was the only male victim of the Bhandup BEST bus accident.His brother, Rajesh, said Prashant was on his way back home when the bus struck him while he was standing in a queue to board another bus. He was rushed to M T Agarwal Hospital, where he was declared dead. He was survived by his wife and a 10-year-old son.His brother-in-law, Sushant Dhotre, recalled a similar bus tragedy in Kurla last year that claimed eight lives. He said the govt should have learned from that incident and made broad changes. “Similar issues like hawkers, narrow lanes, and overcrowding, which played a role in the Kurla deaths, were also present here,” he said.Prashant’s family said the administration and ministers need to at least wake up now and rectify these issues so that more lives are not lost.
