Mumbai: Five killed as car rams into divider, highway traffic stalls for hour

Sandhya Nair / TNN / Updated: Jun 27, 2020, 05:22 IST

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A family of four from Nalasopara and relative were killed on the spot when their car lost control and rammed into a divider on Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway at Talasari in Palghar district on Friday evening

Mumbai: Five killed as car rams into divider, highway traffic stalls for hour

The Shuklas and a relative were headed to Navsari for a family function

MUMBAI: A family of four from Nalasopara and relative were killed on the spot when their car lost control and rammed into a divider on Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway at Talasari in Palghar district on Friday evening. A two-wheeler rider, who sustained injuries, and was on the Mumbai lane heading to Dahanu, is being treated at Talasari rural hospital.
Deviprasad Shukla (44), wife Raina (42) and children Shruti (16) and Swayam (10), and a relative, Sanjay Tiwari (38), a resident of Thane, had left Oswal Nagari in Nalasopara (E) on Friday after lunch to head to Navsari for a family function.

When they reached Dapchari village, Deviprasad lost control of the vehicle, which rammed into the divider and landed on the Mumbai lane.
API Ajay Vasave of Talasari police said Deviprasad could have been speeding. A case of causing death due to negligence under IPC section 304 (a) has been registered.
Eyewitnesses told police the car tumbled thrice before landing on the wheels. Victims had got entangled inside and the roof was smashed.
The highway is still deserted due to lockdown. Police said fortunately no other vehicle was on the Mumbai lane. There were no vehicles on the Gujarat lane too.
Traffic to Mumbai was disrupted for an hour till the car was moved away.