Three college students died, and a fourth was critically injured when the driver of a speeding luxury car lost control on the Mumbai coastal road, crashed through the wall of the elevated bridge, and plunged 75 feet onto an under-construction parking lot early on Sunday, police said.
Three of the four students — enrolled at NMIMS in Juhu — died on the spot. Oswal survived the accident with serious injuries. The car was registered under the name of Gujjar’s father, who is a businessman in Gujarat. Police were informed about the accident by a motorist, an eyewitness to the crash. Oswal was admitted with multiple injuries. His family later admitted him to Breach Candy Hospital.
The black BMW was speeding along the north-bound carriageway when it leapt off the coastal road while negotiating a curve near Lotus Jetty near Haji Ali , at around 5.20am, officers said, in a horrific crash that was also captured on CCTV cameras. Originally from Ahmedabad and living in a rented accommodation in Juhu, the deceased were identified as Sanay Gujjar (21), who was driving the car; Aditya Jakasnia (19) and a 17-year-old boy who were seated in the back; and Aditya Oswal (20), who was in the passenger seat next to Gujjar.
The four were returning from Marine Drive in south Bombay, said the Tardeo police. Police said they are also probing other probable reasons behind the accident, including drunk driving and mechanical failure. Senior police inspector, Tardeo police station, the BMW’s four occupants were taken to the civic-run Nair Hospital, where Gujjar, Jakasnia and the minor were declared dead on arrival, according to Meena Jagtap. Police said the postmortem examination will determine whether the driver of the car had consumed alcohol before the accident. A case of accidental death has been registered, officers said.
