Viral video: BEST driver in Mumbai holds umbrella in wet lease bus

A video of a bus driver holding an umbrella in one hand while driving with the other went viral on Wednesday morning as the city experienced heavy downpour. Sources said the driver belonged to a wet lease bus. Wet lease buses are hired from private contractors along with drivers. The contractor is also responsible for the fuel as well as maintenance of these buses. The driver of this bus was in khaki uniform. “It was a midi AC bus which was being driven from Backbay depot and was meant to ferry passengers in south Mumbai. There was rain water leaking from the bus roof at two places (as seen in the viral video) and one of them was exactly over the head of the driver,” said an official. The video shows water leaking from the roof near the exit door while the person filming the incident then focuses on the driver who is finding it difficult to drive while holding an umbrella.