Atal Setu Accident: Truck Overturns On Mumbai-Bound Lane Of Sea Bridge; Watch Video

Mumbai: A truck overturned on the Atal Setu bridge on Friday morning. The accident reportedly occurred around the end of the sea bridge towards Mumbai. There are no confirmed reports of any casualties in the crash.

Video Shows Toppled Truck On Atal Setu

A video of the crash site has surfaced on the internet showing the overturned truck in the middle of the lane towards Mumbai. The video was posted on X by a user Kalpit Kshatriya. The truck can be seen toppled on the side with a man, probably the driver, standing near it. Traffic can be seen moving at a slow pace.

Mumbai Police & Traffic Police Respond To Video

Mumbai Police and Mumbai Traffic police responded to the video post, assuring necessary action in the matter. "We have informed it to main control room," said Mumbai police in their response. "Your call has been reported to Wireless," Mumbai Traffic police replied on the video post.

Dumper Driver Booked For Damage On Atal Setu

Earlier in November 2024, a case has been registered against a dumper driver for causing major damage to public property on the Atal Setu bridge, part of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTNL) project. The incident came to light when site supervisor Pramav Kesarkar, 21, a resident of Sewri and employed with the MTNL construction team, received a video in his official group from night shift supervisor Khalid. The video, captured on the morning of November 28 at around 6:16 am, showed a dumper truck (registration number MH 47-BL8299) recklessly driving over the bridge and colliding with the view barriers.

The driver, identified as Santosh Kumar Yadav, did not stop after the crash and fled the scene. Upon inspection, the MTNL staff found that 11 barriers along the bridge stretch from Atal Setu Sewri to Navha Sheva had been damaged. Each barrier measured approximately 2.18 meters in length and 1.72 meters in width. The estimated loss due to the damage is around Rs. 9 lakh.

Following the discovery, Kesarkar alerted his supervisors and later approached the Sewri police to file a complaint. Based on the evidence, an FIR was registered against Yadav on November 29. He was booked under Section 3 of The Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, as well as relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicle Act.