A speeding milk tempo crashed into the divider opposite Chitra cinema in Dadar TT on Friday morning and toppled over on to the north bound stretch of the road hitting two taxis and injuring five people
A speeding milk tempo crashed into the divider opposite Chitra cinema in Dadar TT on Friday morning and toppled over on to the north bound stretch of the road hitting two taxis and injuring five people. The condition of the driver of the tempo is said to be serious. The other four were passengers from both taxis and they are said to be out of danger. All the injured were admitted to KEM Hospital.
A milk van driver lost control of his vehicle while on his way to Parel from Dadar, as he ended up crossing over the divider and ramming into two cars at the Tilak Bridge in Dadar on Friday. Six people, including the van driver, were admitted to KEM Hospital and treated for injuries. Pic/Shadab Khan
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According to the Bhoiwada police, the accident took place around 6 am at Dadar TT. The Mahindra pick-up milk van was heading south when the driver lost control of the wheel and ran the vehicle over the divider. The vehicle then fell over on the road and two taxis hit it.
“We are in the process of registering an offence and cannot divulge information yet. In the preliminary probe, the driver said he lost control of the wheel. We will record statements of all the injured and then accordingly an offence will be registered,” said assistant inspector Mukesh Dhage of Bhoiwada police station.
He said the police would also check if the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
Traffic on the stretch was affected for about an hour until the milk van was cleared from the road.
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