Three killed, six injured as Innova hits multiple cars on Mumbai's Bandra-Worli Sea Link

A speeding Toyota Innova slammed multiple vehicles on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link here on Friday, killing three people and injuring six others, according to a police official.

At roughly 10.15 p.m., a Toyota Innova heading towards Bandra collided with a Mercedes just 100 metres before the toll booth, according to police. In an attempt to getaway, the car collided with numerous other vehicles in the toll queue.

According to the official, two of the injured are in critical condition.

According to Krishnakant Upadhyay, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) – Zone 9, the Innova first collided with a Mercedes Benz car on the northbound lane around 100 metres before the toll booth at the Bandra end of the sea link.

The driver of the Innova tried to escape from the spot and sped away. As the vehicle reached the toll booth, it rammed into many cars, leaving nine people injured. Later, three of them were declared dead, the DCP said.

Six of the injured persons, including the driver of the Innova, are being treated. Two of them are in serious condition, he said.

Barring the Innova, five more vehicles were involved in the accident on the sea link, he said.

Seven people, including the driver, were travelling on the Innova at the time of the accident, the official said.

A case is being registered against the driver of the Innova car on the basis of preliminary information and further investigations are underway, he added.

The driver of the Toyota Innova, who also suffered minor injuries, has been arrested and his car has been seized.

The 5.6 kilometre long, eight-lane Bandra-Worli Sea Link, which connects Bandra in West Mumbai to Worli in South Mumbai, has seen several car crashes in the recent months.