Visuals from the spot. ANI
A rushing Toyota Innova slammed a number of automobiles on the Bandra-Worli Sea Hyperlink right here on Friday, killing three individuals and injuring six others, in line with a police official.
At roughly 10.15 p.m., a Toyota Innova heading in the direction of Bandra collided with a Mercedes simply 100 metres earlier than the toll sales space, in line with police. In an try and getaway, the automobile collided with quite a few different automobiles within the toll queue.
In response to the official, two of the injured are in important situation.
In response to Krishnakant Upadhyay, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) – Zone 9, the Innova first collided with a Mercedes Benz automobile on the northbound lane round 100 metres earlier than the toll sales space on the Bandra finish of the ocean hyperlink.
The driving force of the Innova tried to flee from the spot and sped away. Because the car reached the toll sales space, it rammed into many vehicles, leaving 9 individuals injured. Later, three of them have been declared useless, the DCP mentioned.
Six of the injured individuals, together with the motive force of the Innova, are being handled. Two of them are in severe situation, he mentioned.
Barring the Innova, 5 extra automobiles have been concerned within the accident on the ocean hyperlink, he mentioned.
Seven individuals, together with the motive force, have been travelling on the Innova on the time of the accident, the official mentioned.
A case is being registered in opposition to the motive force of the Innova automobile on the idea of preliminary info and additional investigations are underway, he added.
The driving force of the Toyota Innova, who additionally suffered minor accidents, has been arrested and his automobile has been seized.
The 5.6 kilometre lengthy, eight-lane Bandra-Worli Sea Hyperlink, which connects Bandra in West Mumbai to Worli in South Mumbai, has seen a number of automobile crashes within the latest months.