Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Dumper truck crash injures rickshaw occupants; highway accident injures family
A big dump truck was driving too fast and hit a small auto-rickshaw near a park in Mumbai.
The driver and a passenger were badly hurt.
The auto-rickshaw was smashed and traffic stopped for a bit.
Police are looking into why it happened.
Later that day, a family in a jeep crashed into a truck on a highway.
About eight people were hurt, and four are in serious condition.
Doctors are treating them.
Police are still investigating both crashes.
A high‑speed dumper truck collided with an auto‑rickshaw near Sanjay Gandhi National Park, injuring the driver and a passenger.
The auto‑rickshaw was completely damaged and traffic was briefly halted.
Mumbai Police have launched an investigation into the dumper crash.
Separately, a Trax jeep carrying about ten family members crashed into a stationary truck near Pogaon on the Mumbai–Nashik Highway.
At least eight occupants of the jeep were injured, with four in critical condition.
- Who
- Auto-rickshaw driver, passenger, and a family of about ten in a jeep
- What
- A dumper truck collided with an auto-rickshaw and a jeep crashed into a stationary truck
- When
- July 31, 2026
- Where
- Near Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali, Mumbai, and near Pogaon on the Mumbai–Nashik Highway
- Why
- Cause unknown; investigations underway
- Incident 1
- Dumper truck crash
- Date
- July 31, 2026
- Location
- Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, Mumbai
- Injuries
- 2 critically injured
- Incident 2
- Jeep crash
- Location
- Pogaon, Mumbai–Nashik Highway
- Injuries
- At least 8, 4 critical