Mumbai : Is there any legal aid available for poor state transport bus drivers who become a sacrificial lamb in accidents caused by lapse in Departmental training?
Another Monday. Another EV bus accident, this time in Dadar. Innocent lives lost. So Mumbai has replaced its old buses with EVs and unfortunately the Department does not give the necessary training to the drivers.
As the mechanics of EVs are different, the drivers aren't trained properly to handle them correctly. During the last Bhandup incident, there was a post on the Mumbai sub where people have categorically mentioned that it wasn't the driver's fault but the department who did not invest in training them.
Unfortunately the poor driver will now be the sacrificial lamb and get blamed for something like 'habitual listening to music while driving' and denied bail.
I really want to know if there is any legal aid available to help these people who are made a scapegoat in such situations?
Any suggestions/advise will be helpful.
Posted Jun 8, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC