Car catches fire on Mumbai Coastal Road, traffic affected

A car caught fire on Mumbai Coastal Road on Thursday morning prompting authorities to halt traffic movement on the route officials saidCar catches fire inside southbound tunnel on Coastal Road Traffic diverted at Haji Ali and Worli Connector Motorists urged to plan routes accordingly VC rajtoday TrafficAlert CoastalRoad MumbaiNews StaySafe pictwittercomuhY7G8SK2qmdash Mid Day mid_day September 25 2025The incident occurred around 930 am inside the southbound tunnel of the Mumbai Coastal Road they addedTraffic movement is stopped at Coastal Road Tardeo south bound and north bound due to car fire the Mumbai Traffic Police said on their X handleTraffic Movement Is Stop At Costal Road Tardeo South Bound And North Bound Due To Car Fire MTPTrafficUpdatemdash Mumbai Traffic Police MTPHereToHelp September 25 2025Later at 1005 am the traffic police confirmed that the traffic had been clearedFollowing the incident traffic was diverted at Haji Ali and at the Worli connector the officials saidAccording to the police the fire was extinguished within an hour and that there were no reports of injury A private taxi caught fire on the Mumbai Coastal Road which falls under Gamdevi Police jurisdiction said police The vehicle was extensively damaged in the fire Officials said that they were in the process of removing the burnt taxi from the scene At the site police and fire brigade teams were present handling the situationSpeeding Lamborghini car crashes into Mumbai Coastal Road divider driver escapes unhurtMeanwhile a speeding highend Lamborghini car rammed into the divider of the Coastal Road in Mumbai officials said on MondayThe sports car driver escaped unhurt in the incident which occurred on Sunday morning an official saidA video of the incident later surfaced on various social media platformsPrima facie the police suspect that the wet road led to the accident as there was a downpour in the city though some retired RTO officials also pointed to the possibility of hydroplaning or aquaplaningThe 52yearold driver Atish Shah lost control of the wheels and as a result the car skidded on the road and rammed into the divider he saidShah who stays at Nepean Sea Road was going to Colaba in south Mumbai The front side of the car was damaged in the accidentThe damaged car was later towed away from the road the official saidThe Worli police have asked the Regional Transport Office RTO to examine the car for any technical fault he saidThe police registered a case against Shah under relevant sections for rash driving the official saidRaymond Ltd Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Singhania who is passionate about cars shared the video of the accident on his X handle on Sunday and expressed concern over itAnother day another Lamborghini mishap This time on Mumbai Coastal Road Do these cars even have traction From catching fire to losing grip whats going on with Lamborghini he wroteWith inputs from Anish Patil