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17-Year-Old Student Survives 70-Foot Car Plunge Onto Railway Tracks
A 17-year-old student was driving a car near Parsik Hill in Navi Mumbai.
The car went down the hill and landed on railway tracks.
The fall was about 70 feet, but trees and bushes softened the impact.
The student was found on the back seat with minor injuries.
He was shocked and could not yet speak to police.
No one saw exactly how the accident happened.
The car did not touch the railway’s electric wires.
Train services were stopped while workers removed the car from the tracks.
A 17-year-old Class 12 student, Chinmay Patil, survived after his Honda City fell nearly 70 feet from Parsik Hill onto railway tracks near CBD Belapur.
Patil was found alone on the car’s rear seat with minor injuries and was reportedly in shock and unable to speak.
Police said there were no eyewitnesses and are awaiting Patil’s statement to determine how the accident happened.
The car landed between the Belapur-Uran railway lines without touching overhead electric wires, but train services were halted for about two-and-a-half hours.
Railway staff, police, firefighters and residents took about one-and-a-half hours to remove the vehicle after dragging it nearly 150 metres.
- Who
- Chinmay Patil, a 17-year-old Class 12 student, was found in the car.
- What
- A Honda City plunged nearly 70 feet from Parsik Hill onto railway tracks.
- Where
- Near CBD Belapur Station on the Belapur-Uran railway line in Navi Mumbai.
- When
- Around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
- Why
- The exact cause is not established; police are awaiting Patil’s statement because there were no eyewitnesses.
Key facts
- Student
- Chinmay Patil, 17, a Class 12 student
- Vehicle
- Honda City
- Fall distance
- Nearly 70 feet
- Railway impact
- Belapur-Uran train services stopped for about two-and-a-half hours
- Injuries
- Minor injuries; the student was reported to be out of danger
- Removal operation
- The car was dragged nearly 150 metres and removed in about one-and-a-half hours
- Investigation status
- Police had not registered a case and were awaiting the student’s statement
Quotes
Lakhan Raskar
Police Inspector investigating the accident
“The boy has suffered very minor injuries and is in shock. He is currently unable to speak, and we have not yet recorded his statement. Therefore, we do not know exactly what happened. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident and hence we do not know if it fell while taking a reverse or not.”
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“The car did not fall directly from the hill onto the tracks. There were several trees and bushes, because of which the impact was less.”
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