As he inaugurated the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road on August 1, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had pointed to its uneven surface. A month later, the shoddy work claimed the life of a 34-year-old two-wheeler pillion rider on Monday. Not just the CM, the traffic department, too, had informed the BMC that the road had seen many accidents. The civic body has now begun repairing a few stretches of the new road.
 
On Monday afternoon, Mankhurd resident Yusuf Khan died after the two-wheeler on which he was riding pillion skidded on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR). “He was returning from Kurla CST Road. His friend Akhtar Khan was riding the bike. The two-wheeler hit the sidewall. Yusuf was taken to a nearby hospital but declared dead on arrival. Akhtar has been admitted to Noor Hospital,” said an officer from Deonar police.

From Day 1, there have been several accidents on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road