6 vehicles damaged in pile-up inside Mumbai’s Coastal Road tunnel; no injuries reported

Police personnel and officers from the Malabar Hill and Gamdevi police stations rushed to the accident spot early on Friday morning. (Screen grab)

Six vehicles were involved in a pile-up inside the northbound carriageway of the Mumbai Coastal Road tunnel early on Friday morning. No casualties or injuries were reported, although all six vehicles sustained damage.

According to the Mumbai Traffic Police, the accident occurred around 2.33 am within the jurisdiction of the Marine Drive traffic division. The police said a car rammed into the tunnel railing and came to a halt, following which at least five other vehicles collided with it.

After the collision, traffic movement on the northbound carriageway was temporarily suspended to remove the damaged vehicles and ensure motorists’ safety.

Smoke from vehicle bonnet

As the vehicles were being cleared, personnel noticed smoke emanating from the bonnet of one of the vehicles. “Smoke was detected, and a fire extinguisher was used to douse the fire,” a police official said.

The vehicles were subsequently towed out of the tunnel using towing vans.

The traffic police temporarily halted the movement of vehicles on the northbound stretch while the damaged vehicles were removed. Once the tunnel was cleared, traffic movement was restored. “Since it was night time, there wasn’t much vehicular movement,” the police official added.

No injury or loss of life was reported in the incident. The exact sequence of events leading to the collision has yet to be established. The police are investigating the matter.