The officials on Wednesday said that a speeding BMW car overturned inside a tunnel of Mumbai Coastal Road, slowing down traffic for a while.
No one was injured in the accident that took place near Tardeo on the southbound arm of the road on Tuesday night, they said.
A video of the accident went viral on social media.
Mumbai traffic police had alerted motorists about the accident through a post on X.
BMW कारच्या अपघातामुळे कोस्टल रोड (ताडदेव) येथे दक्षिणेकडे जाणारी वाहतूक संथ गतीने सुरू आहे.
Traffic Movement Is Slow At Costal Road (Tardeo) South Bound Due To BMW Car Accident
#MTPTrafficUpdate— Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) October 21, 2025
“Traffic Movement Is Slow At Coastal Road (Tardeo) South Bound Due To BMW Car Accident,” they wrote.
The car was removed from the spot by the traffic police. Later, they shared another post about the resumption of vehicular movement on the Mumbai Coastal Road.
Officials said a probe into the accident is underway.
Speeding car breaks Coastal Road railing, falls into sea in Mumbai; drunk driver rescued
Earlier on October 6, a speeding car plunged into the Arabian Sea after breaking the railing of the Coastal Road in Mumbai, police said, reported PTI.
While the car submerged after the accident late on the night of October 6, its driver, Frashogar Darayush Battiwala (29), the lone occupant of the four-wheeler, was rescued by the Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) personnel deployed at the Coastal Road, an official said, reported PTI.
Battiwala was under the influence of alcohol and driving at high speed, he said.
The incident occurred around 11 pm when the car was going towards Worli from Mahalaxmi.
Battiwala, who was driving the Ertiga, lost control of the wheel, and it plunged into the sea from a height of about 30 feet after breaking the railing.
MSF personnel Pandurang Kale and Vikas Rathod, along with a constable of Byculla Police Station, noticed the crash and risked their lives by jumping into the water to save Battiwala, the official said, reported PTI.
He was pulled out with the help of a rope. Battiwala suffered minor injuries in the incident and was taken to a hospital for treatment, the official said, reported PTI.
A case was registered at Worli Police Station against him under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act, the official said, adding that a probe was underway.
(With inputs from PTI)
