2 hurt after car veers out of control, hits Freeway railing

A 24-year-old engineer and his 23-year-old female colleague were injured after the Maruti Swift they were travelling in veered out of control on the Eastern Freeway and banged into a railing while coming down the flyover in the Bhakti Park area of Wadala in Central Mumbai on Tuesday midnight.

According to the Wadala TT police, the incident occurred around 12 am when the two persons Jayesh Nair (24) and Nazaneen Khan (23) were homebound after celebrating the former’s birthday party at the Trident Hotel. Nair was driving the car while Khan was seated next to him.

While Nair is a resident of Vashi, his friend Khan is a Nerul resident. Both work in Muscat, Oman and were in the city for a few days. “At 4 am on Wednesday, they had to catch a flight back to Muscat and seemingly were in a hurry to reach their respective homes,” said a police official.

“They were speeding on the Freeway. Nair said that he lost control over the wheels while coming down the bridge and he ended up banging the vehicle to the railing. No other vehicle was involved in the accident. He was not driving under the influence of alcohol. A medical test has been conducted at Sion Hospital,” said senior police inspector Sushil Kamble of Wadala TT police station.

The impact of the accident was such that the car’s front was completely damaged. Nair has suffered injuries on his fingers, legs and stomach. Khan has suffered injuries on her stomach and legs.

Both have been admitted to Kohinoor Hospital and shall be arrested once discharged from the hospital. They are out of danger. An FIR has been registered against them under Section 279 (rash driving on a public way) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC.