A 19-year-old woman, Gargi Chate, lost her life after her friend, Sayam Sakala, 22, lost control of the car they were in and hit a divider on the Coastal Road on February 8. The Tardeo police have registered an FIR against Sakala and collected his blood samples to determine whether he was drunk at the time of the accident.
 
The driver and the victim were heading to Churchgate. However, Sakala lost control of the car, leading to the accident. Gargi Chate and Sayam Sakala were rushed to Breach Candy Hospital. The doctor declared Chate dead, while Sakala is undergoing treatment in the hospital,” a senior official from Tardeo police station told mid-day.

“The accident occurred at around 8 pm. We suspect that the driver was speeding and failed to notice the turn after Haji Ali. The car collided with the divider and then overturned three times. We are investigating the matter,” the police stated. Chate’s body was handed over to Nair Hospital for post-mortem analysis, which revealed that she died due to a head injury.