Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Former Lawyer Killed as MG Windsor Crashes at Malad Signal
A car crashed into a motorcycle and three autorickshaws in Malad West.
Priyanka Satra, who was riding on the motorcycle, died from her injuries.
Her husband Mayank was badly hurt but was reported to be out of danger.
The other vehicles’ drivers and one passenger were also injured.
Police said the car driver may have pressed the accelerator instead of the brake.
They are checking camera footage and waiting for a blood-test report.
The driver was arrested, sent to judicial custody and later granted bail.
Before Priyanka’s funeral, Mayank was taken home in a wheelchair to say goodbye.
Priyanka Satra, 35, died after an MG Windsor allegedly hit the motorcycle carrying her and her husband at a Malad West signal.
The car then crashed into three autorickshaws, injuring Mayank, three drivers and a passenger; reports differ on the total injury count.
Police said driver Krishna, also reported as Krushna, Chamankar may have mistaken the accelerator for the brake.
Chamankar was arrested, sent to judicial custody and subsequently granted bail; his blood-alcohol report remains pending.
Mayank was taken home in a wheelchair to see Priyanka before her funeral, while an elected representative alleged he received preferential treatment in custody.
- Who
- Priyanka Satra was killed; her husband Mayank and four people connected to three autorickshaws were injured. Police arrested 65-year-old Krishna Chamankar, also spelled Krushna Chamankar.
- What
- An MG Windsor allegedly struck a motorcycle at a traffic signal and then crashed into three autorickshaws.
- When
- Sunday night at about 8 p.m.; Priyanka’s funeral was held on Monday.
- Where
- Mamledarwadi junction in Malad West, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police said Chamankar may have mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake after believing the automatic car was in neutral; the investigation is continuing.
Police Investigation
Questions About Treatment
Cause of the crash
Police Investigation
Police said Chamankar believed the automatic car was in neutral and accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake when he tried to stop it.
Questions About Treatment
The reported account remains under investigation; police are corroborating it with CCTV footage and other evidence.
Alcohol involvement
Police Investigation
Preliminary police findings indicated that Chamankar was not under the influence of alcohol.
Questions About Treatment
The final blood-test report had not yet been received, so alcohol involvement had not been conclusively ruled out.
Treatment after arrest
Police Investigation
Police said Chamankar remained inside the vehicle until passers-by forced him to come out.
Questions About Treatment
Pravin Chheda alleged that relatives saw Chamankar using a mobile phone, sitting on a chair in the lock-up and later being taken to an air-conditioned room for a purported medical examination.
- Fatality
- Priyanka Satra, 35, died during treatment.
- Vehicles involved
- One MG Windsor, one motorcycle and three autorickshaws.
- Injured people
- Mayank, three autorickshaw drivers and passenger Jaitunabi Sab were reported injured; one report’s headline lists four injured, excluding or differing on Mayank’s inclusion.
- Passenger injury
- Jaitunabi Sab, 48, suffered a head injury and reportedly received 20 stitches.
- Investigation
- Police are reviewing CCTV footage and other evidence and awaiting Chamankar’s blood-sample report.
- Court status
- Chamankar was sent to judicial custody and subsequently granted bail.
- Custody allegation
- Corporator Pravin Chheda alleged that Chamankar received VIP treatment, including access to a chair and an air-conditioned room; the allegation was reported, not established.
