A motorcyclist was killed instantly last Saturday after a transit bus experienced brake failure and struck him on the side of the road.

The transit bus, driven by Indian native Kiran Narayan Pawar, had started from Kothrud bus station and was headed towards Vishrantwadi. At around 8:10 pm, the brakes of the bus immediately failed and became stuck. The driver then took evasive action in an attempt to avoid the busy road only to ultimately strike the motorcyclist on the side of the of the road talking on his cellphone.

Inspector Salim Nadaf of the Kothrud police station state on Saturday that investigations revealed that after Pawar realized that the brakes had failed, he informed Kothrud depot officials about it.

“We removed the bus with the help of a crane. The bus is at the police station. The regional transport office has been asked to examine the bus and give its opinion. Pawar was arrested under sections of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act,” said Nadaf.