Mumbai: Speeding car crashes into divider & rolls twice in first mishap on MTHL, 5 hurt

NAVI MUMBAI: In the first accident on the newly-opened Sewri-Nhava Sheva Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, a speeding Mumbai-bound car rammed into the side barricade and divider around 3pm on Sunday, resulting in minor injuries to two women and three children. The accident took place 12km from the Mumbai end of the 21.8km bridge.

A video recorded from another vehicle that was behind the Maruti Ignis shows it first hit the left side barricade of the bridge and then skidded at high speed over three lanes to crash into the divider after which it rolled twice before coming to a halt. A Navi Mumbai traffic police cop who rushed to the site after the MMRDA control room sounded an alert said, “The family in the car was very lucky to have survived with minor injuries because the vehicle could have even fallen off the bridge into the sea because of its speed.” Mumbai resident Moiz Shakir has been identified as the owner of the vehicle.

At the time of going to press, a case of accident was being filed at Nhava Sheva police station against Panvel resident Zara Shakir (35) who was at the wheel at the time of the crash.

Car in MTHL crash was on way to Dongri

A speeding car with two women and three children crashed into the divider and rolled a couple of times on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link on Sunday afternoon, leaving them injured. Nhava Sheva police were filing a case of accident against the driver, Panvel resident Zara Shakir. Assistant police inspector (Navi Mumbai traffic police) G M Mujavar told TOI, “The car was going towards Mumbai around 3pm when it lost control. We have sent the injured to a Mumbai hospital.” Senior Nhava Sheva inspector S Dhumal said, “We have received the preliminary accident report from our Navi Mumbai traffic police officials. Rash and negligent driving led to this mishap, endangering the lives of the car’s occupants as well as other motorists on the MTHL bridge. They were going from Panvel to Dongri. So far, we have only recorded the basic statements. While the Shakir family said they are from Panvel, they may also have a house in Mumbai.”