Following the BEST bus accident, bus services have been suspended since Tuesday morning from SG Barve Marg, Kurla West. (Pic/Rajendra B Aklekar)

Daily bus travelers were left in a lurch during the morning rush hours on Tuesday. (Pic/Rajendra B Aklekar)

SG Barve Road is one of the busiest routes connecting to Kurla station. (Pic/Rajendra B Aklekar)

Hundreds of passengers travel in buses from the Kurla bus stand, located on Barve Road, to reach the Bandra-Kurla Complex and other locations. (Pic/Rajendra B Aklekar)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on X, that financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. (Pic/Shabdab Khan)

 The medical expenses of the people injured will be covered by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, he said. (Pic/Shabdab Khan)

The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) bus was on its way towards Andheri when the accident took place in Kurla West. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

The bus collided with 30-40 vehicles over a 100-meter stretch before crashing into the RCC column of the Solomon Building, breaking its compound wall, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

The injured persons were rushed to the nearby hospitals including BMC-run Bhabha Hospital in Kurla and Sion Hospital. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

Dr Padmashri Ahire of Bhabha Hospital said that nearly 49 injured people were rushed for treatment. Of them, two people were brought dead while one injured person died after being admitted. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MLA Dilip Lande said brake failure was the reason of the accident. He said that the bus driver pressed the accelerator in panic after losing control of the vehicle and rammed into 30-35 people. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

According to the civic authorities, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and the Mumbai Police officials rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

An official said that the accident took place at 9.50 pm. The firefighting personnel, along with other authorities, began the rescue operations. At 10.10 pm, MFB declared the mishap as a 'Level-1' incident. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

The driver of the bus was identified and detained by the Kurla police following the incident, an official said. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

The officials said that the driver of the BEST bus on route number 332 allegedly lost control over the wheel and dashed into pedestrians as well as some vehicles. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)

The bus then crashed into the gates of a residential society and came to a halt, they said. (Pic/Sameer Abdedi)