5 injured as car flips twice, hits divider in Mumbai

With the help of nearby residents the injured were taken to Mumbai based hospital. We will take their statements, after which a case will be registered with the Naupada police station

Five people got injured after a four-wheeler in which they were travelling flipped twice on the eastern expressway in Thane on Thursday.

The mangled remains of the car. (Praful Gangurde)

According to the police, the car was heading towards Thane.

“A vehicle in the front applied brakes suddenly. The car flipped twice and hit the divider near Korum Mall, Nitin Company, Thane. With the help of nearby residents the injured were taken to Mumbai based hospital. We will take their statements, after which a case will be registered with the Naupada police station,” said a police officer from Thane commissionerate.

Three of the injured are in critical condition.

“We are tracing their identity as they are unconscious,” said officer.