Three people were killed and one critically injured after a speeding BMW crashed on the Mumbai Coastal Road on Sunday morning.
The accident happened near Lotus Jetty, opposite Lala Lajpatrai College, around 5:20 am. According to the police, the car was travelling from Marine Drive towards Haji Ali when the driver allegedly lost control due to overspeeding.
The injured were rushed to the Nair hospital, where three were declared dead. While one deceased has not been identified, two others who died have been identified as 21-year-old Shanay Gajjal and 17-year-old Dhirya Seth.
The driver of the BMW was Sanay Gijjar, and the other three were passengers. Due to the speed, the car fell from the bridge. 20-year-old Onmy Aditya Oswal, who was sitting beside the driver, has survived.
The boys were from NMIMS College in Juhu and resided in a PG accommodation. The four were from Ahmedabad and had gone to Marine Drive. The accident happened while they were returning. The relatives of the boys from Mumbai have reached, while their parents are on their way from Gujarat
Police have launched an inquiry into the incident.
{{/usCountry}}Police have launched an inquiry into the incident.
{{/usCountry}}The Mumbai Coastal Road is a 10.58-km high-speed freeway connecting Marine Drive in south Mumbai to the Worli end of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link.