Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Teen’s Car Plunge Onto Tracks Disrupts Belapur-Uran Trains
Police say a 17-year-old was driving a car on Parsik Hill when it went out of control during a turn.
The car fell about 70 feet onto railway tracks below.
The teenager was hurt but left hospital the next day.
The car landed between the tracks and narrowly missed overhead electrical wires.
Trains on the Belapur-Uran route could not run normally for around three hours.
Workers and local residents helped move the damaged car off the tracks.
Police have applied a law covering actions that could put railway passengers or operations in danger.
They are also investigating how the teenager obtained the car.
Police say a 17-year-old lost control of a Honda City on Parsik Hill on September 24.
The car fell about 70 feet onto the Belapur-Uran railway tracks near CBD Belapur station.
The teenager suffered head and hand injuries and was discharged the next day.
Train services on the route were disrupted for about two-and-a-half to three hours.
Police invoked Section 154 of the Railways Act and also booked an 18-year-old student whose documents were allegedly used to buy the car.
- Who
- A 17-year-old boy; police also booked an 18-year-old B.Tech student whose documents were allegedly used to purchase the car.
- What
- A Honda City fell from Parsik Hill onto railway tracks, disrupting train services; police invoked Section 154 of the Railways Act.
- When
- The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on September 24, 2026; the report is dated October 5, 2026.
- Where
- Parsik Hill, near CBD Belapur railway station, on the Belapur-Uran railway route in Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- Police say the minor allegedly lost control while taking a turn after accidentally over-accelerating.
- Incident date and time
- Around 3:30 p.m. on September 24, 2026
- Location
- Parsik Hill, near CBD Belapur railway station
- Vehicle
- A 2010 Honda City
- Fall distance
- About 70 feet
- Railway disruption
- Approximately two-and-a-half to three hours
- Railways Act provision
- Section 154 of the Railways Act, 1989
- Reported purchase price
- Rs 1.90 lakh for the second-hand car