Afreen Shah was walking near Kurla bus depot when tragedy struck. After reaching Kurla railway station, the teen, who could not find an empty auto, called her father, asking if a family member could pick her up. She was told that no one who could drive was free. Shivam, 18, a college student, had stepped out of his father’s shop to grab a quick snack when he was fatally struck by the bus. Vijay Gaikwad, 70, a retired railway staffer, was stepping out to get photocopies of some documents. Anam Muzzafar Shaikh, a 20-year-old aspiring baker, was run over while riding pillion on her father’s two-wheeler. The older man is battling for his life in a private hospital. Kurla residents Islam Ansari, 49, a driver and father to four sons, and Farooq Chaudhary, 56, were also crushed to death.

The site of the accident on SG Barve Marg in Kurla. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi 

When Afreen Shah left home to begin life as a working professional on Monday morning, little did her family know it would be the last time they would see her alive. The 19-year-old Kurla resident was returning home on foot after joining a private company when she was seriously injured in the mishap on SG Barve Marg. As she could not find an empty autorickshaw after reaching Kurla railway station, the teen had called her father, asking if a family member could pick her up.