One person died and 11 people sustained injuries after a car hit a food stall at Chinchni beach, Tarapur, in Palghar district on Wednesday evening. Being Republic Day, the seafront was teeming with visitors at the time of the accident. The police said the driver accidentally hit the accelerator when he wanted to apply brakes. 

The Vangaon police said Boisar resident Sanjay Zhope was driving a car with registration number MH48 CC 2780 belonging to friend Liladhar Ragho Patil. Zhope was driving a car with an automatic gear system for the first time. Cops said Zhope enjoyed the ride and soon started speeding. But just then, a biker came in his way. In a panic, Zhope swerved and pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal.