Mumbai: Three people were killed and one person was injured after a BMW car fell from a bridge on the Mumbai Coastal Road near Lala College and Lotus Jetty in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
BMW falls from Coastal Road bridge
According to a police press note, the accident occurred at around 5.03 am on September 20, 2026, when a black BMW bearing registration number DD-01-C-6302 was travelling from Marine Drive towards Haji Ali.
When the car reached the Northbound stretch of the Coastal Road near Lala College and Lotus Jetty, it fell from the side of the Coastal Road bridge into an area where parking work was underway.
Four people were injured in the accident and were rushed to Nair Hospital, Mumbai. However, three of them were declared dead by medical officers at the hospital. One injured person is currently undergoing treatment.
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Victims identified
The deceased have been identified as:
Dhairya Darshan Sheth (17)
Aditya Jakasaniya (19)
Shanay Gajjar (21)
The injured person has been identified as Aditya Kalpeshwar Oswal (23).
Police probe underway
Officials and a team from the Tardeo Police Station reached the spot following the accident. Police are conducting further inquiries into the circumstances that led to the BMW falling from the Coastal Road bridge.
Further details are awaited.
Fatal accidents on Mumbai Coastal Road
The September 20, 2026 BMW crash is the latest in a series of fatal accidents reported on the Mumbai Coastal Road and its connecting stretches since 2024.
September 2024: A Coastal Road worker was killed after being hit by a BMW. The incident was reported as the first fatal accident on the Coastal Road.
February 2025: Nineteen-year-old Gargi Chate died after the car she was travelling in overturned near Haji Ali.
April 2025: Traffic warden Rafiq Wazeer Shaikh died after falling into the sea while pursuing a traffic-rule violator on the Coastal Road.
September 2025: Head Constable Dattatray Kumbhar was killed at the Coastal Road–Bandra-Worli Sea Link connector. A 52-year-old head constable died and a female constable was seriously injured after a speeding car rammed into them in Worli, where the Bandra-Worli Sea Link connects to the Mumbai Coastal Road. Police said the duo were part of security arrangements made for the visit of VIPs, including the Mauritian Prime Minister and Israeli finance minister.
September 20, 2026: Three people were killed and one was injured after a BMW fell from the Coastal Road bridge near Lotus Jetty and Lala Lajpatrai College.
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