The bus strike by the drivers of private bus operators hired by the BEST - Mumbai`s civic transport utility - over salary hike and other demands entered the fourth day on Saturday with more than 1,000 buses staying off roads, leaving commuters hassled.

According to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport`s (BEST) spokesperson Sunil Vaidya, 1,077 buses did not leave 18 depots, including Backbay, Colaba, Worli, Andak, Pratiksha Nagar, Dharavi, Deonar, Shivaji Nagar, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Marol, Majas, Dindoshi, Shivaji Nagar, Oshiwara, Malvani, Gorai and Magathane.