Five family members lost their lives and two sustained serious injuries after their car fell off the Jagbudi river bridge on the Mumbai-Goa Highway near Bharne Naka in Ratnagiri, plunging from a height of 150 feet. The family was travelling in a seven-seater vehicle to Devrukh for the funeral of a relative. Police said the spot is an accident-prone area.

The incident occurred around 5 am on Monday. Two families were en route to Devrukh for a funeral when the driver lost control of the vehicle, which skidded off the bridge and fell into the river.