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Cluster of Fatal Crashes in Mumbai and Mangaluru Prompts Arrests, FIRs and Action Against NHAI

Investigators are using CCTV plus forensic tests to pursue negligence cases, including action against NHAI over a pothole-linked death.

Mangaluru
Mangaluru: 44-Year-Old Woman Run Over By Lorry After Hitting Pothole, Dies On Spot | Image: ANI
Speeding dumper
Mumbai Coastal Road

Overview

  • On the Worli Coastal Road–Sea Link connector, head constable Dattatray Kumbhar was killed and colleague Riddhi Patil injured when a Hyundai Grand i10 hit them; driver Ramchandra Rane was detained, an FIR was filed and his blood samples were sent for testing.
  • In Jogeshwari East, 63-year-old pillion rider Asha Dattaram Jadhav died after a water tanker struck a scooter; police registered a case, took driver Angadkumar Yadav into custody and cited allegations he was using a mobile phone.
  • In Mangaluru’s Kulur area, 44-year-old Madhavi died after her scooter hit a pothole and a lorry ran over her; police booked driver Mohammed Farooq and named NHAI officials for negligence, with Farooq arrested and later released on bail.
  • CCTV and social-media footage of the Mangaluru crash circulated widely and helped relatives identify the victim, intensifying scrutiny of pothole-ridden stretches on NH-66.
  • Related incidents included a 75-year-old pedestrian, Trupti Mhaskar, killed by a dumper in Dombivli with the driver arrested, and a 36-year-old man, Sachin Khade, killed in a car–dumper collision on Atal Setu with the dumper driver held.