A horrific road accident took place on Mumbai's Coastal Road in the early hours of Sunday morning. A speeding black BMW car lost control and crashed into the wall of a bridge. Three people were killed in the accident and another 20-year-old youth was seriously injured. He was rushed to the trauma ward of Nair Hospital for treatment (Mumbai BMW crash).
According to preliminary information from the police, the BMW car was travelling on the Coastal Road from Marine Drive towards Haji Ali. The car lost control near Lotus Jetty and hit the boundary wall of the bridge. It then fell off the bridge. The accident took place at around 5:20 am on Sunday, the Coastal Road Control Room said. All four people in the car were rushed to Nair Hospital. However, doctors declared three of them dead on arrival at the hospital (Mumbai Coastal Road accident).
The severity of the accident is reflected in the damage to the car. The car hit the signboard on the bridge, which was also damaged (BMW accident Mumbai). The front of the BMW was completely crushed. The windshield was shattered, and the roof was bent inward. The bumper was blown off, exposing the car's internal parts. The police have initially concluded that excessive speed was the cause of the accident.