A tragic accident on the Ambernath Flyover in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Friday evening has resulted in the deaths of at least four people and left several others injured. The driver reportedly suffered a heart attack while driving, causing his car to lose control and collide with multiple two-wheelers on the flyover.
The accident took place around 7.15 pm on the flyover that connects the eastern side of the town to its western parts.
According to the police, the impact of the collision was so severe that a rider on one of the two-wheelers was thrown into the air and fell onto the road beneath the flyover.
CCTV footage from the scene shows a speeding car crashing into several two-wheelers as it swerved on the busy flyover. Police are at the site, and further details are awaited.
According to a report, Shiv Sena’s local election candidate, Kiran Chaubey, was reportedly travelling with her aides and driver, Lakshman Shinde, on an electoral campaign at the time of the incident. Shinde, who suffered the heart attack, lost control of the vehicle, which then rammed into four to five other vehicles while crossing the flyover’s central divider.
The publication reported that Chaubey was rescued from the car by locals and taken to a nearby hospital, where she is now said to be in a stable condition and under observation along with her two aides. Tragically, Shinde and two local youths, Sumit Chelani and Shailesh Jadhav, died at the scene.
