Six vehicles crash in Mumbai Coastal Road tunnel; fire puts two drivers in legal trouble

Six vehicles crashed in a chain-reaction accident inside the northbound tunnel of the Mumbai Coastal Road early Friday morning on November 13, 2026. Officials confirmed that no injuries or casualties happened during the incident.

What Happened

The crash started around 2:33 a.m. between CP 9 and CP 10 in the tunnel, under the Marine Drive Traffic Division. Two cars initially collided, and a trailing vehicle then hit the stationary cars to trigger the six-vehicle pileup. A Mahindra XUV700 was among the wrecked vehicles and caught fire after the collision. The Mumbai Fire Brigade got an alert at 2:39 a.m. and put out the fire by 3:26 a.m., after local personnel used an extinguisher on smoke coming from a bonnet. Police filed a case at the Malabar Hill police station against two car drivers under Sections 281 and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Towing vans cleared the damaged cars, and traffic on the northbound lane returned to normal after a temporary pause.

Context

Tunnels and enclosed roadways often require swift emergency responses to prevent traffic jams and manage sudden vehicle fires. Police divisions and fire brigades coordinate closely to clear blocked lanes and restore normal commuting conditions on major city corridors.