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Mumbai Coastal Road Crash Kills Three, Injures One
A car crashed on Mumbai’s Coastal Road early Sunday morning.
Police said the car was moving very fast and was allegedly being driven carelessly.
It lost control near Lotus Jetty and broke through a barrier.
The car fell from a flyover into an area under construction.
Three of the four people inside died.
They were Shanay Gujjar, Dhairya Darshan Seth, and Aditya Jakasania.
The fourth person, Aditya Kalpeshwar Oswal, was badly injured and is in critical condition.
Police have registered a case and are investigating what happened.
Three of four occupants died after a high-end car crashed off Mumbai’s Coastal Road on Sunday morning.
Police allege the car was being driven rashly and at high speed near Lotus Jetty.
The driver, Shanay Gujjar, 21, and rear-seat occupants Dhairya Darshan Seth, 17, and Aditya Jakasania, about 18-19, were declared dead.
Aditya Kalpeshwar Oswal, in his early 20s, suffered grievous injuries and remains in critical condition.
An FIR was registered at Tardeo Police Station under Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions.
- Who
- Four young men were in the car: Shanay Gujjar, Dhairya Darshan Seth, Aditya Jakasania, and Aditya Kalpeshwar Oswal.
- What
- A high-end car crashed through a barrier and fell from Mumbai’s Coastal Road, killing three occupants and seriously injuring one.
- Where
- Near Lotus Jetty on the northbound Coastal Road route from Marine Drive toward Haji Ali, Mumbai.
- When
- The crash occurred between about 5:00 and 5:20 a.m. on Sunday; police registered the FIR on Monday.
- Why
- Police allege that the driver was driving at high speed in a rash and negligent manner, causing the car to lose control.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Three of the four occupants died.
- Injured
- Aditya Kalpeshwar Oswal suffered grievous injuries and remains in critical condition.
- Crash location
- Near Lotus Jetty on Mumbai’s Coastal Road.
- Police station
- Tardeo Police Station.
- Legal provisions
- Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Recovered items
- Police recovered four mobile phones and a Coach New York wallet containing a Rs 100 note and an Aadhaar card.
Sources
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