Following the incident, Mumbai police and the Mumbai Fire Brigade officials rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation
It is suspected the accident near the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) L Ward in Kurla took place due to a brake failure, an official said
According to the official, the driver of the BEST bus on route number 332 lost control over the wheel and dashed into pedestrians as well as some vehicles
The bus then crashed into the gates of a residential society and came to a halt, the official said
A staffer at Kurla Bhabha Hospital said that 20 people were brought injured to the medical facility while three others were brought dead
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