Six vehicles collide on Mumbai Coastal Road, Mahindra XUV700 catches fire; no injuries

Six vehicles were involved in a collision on Mumbai's Coastal Road in the early hours of Friday, 13 November. A Mahindra XUV700 caught fire after the impact, and the fire brigade had to rush to the spot. Officials said no injuries have been reported.

According to the Coastal Road control room, information about the accident was received at about 2:39 am. It occurred on the northbound stretch of the Coastal Road, between Marine Lines and Worli. Officials said the XUV700 caught fire after the collision, and the fire brigade was called out immediately.

Preliminary information indicates that two vehicles collided first. Another vehicle, the Mahindra XUV700, then rammed into the vehicles involved in that collision and caught fire. Officials said six vehicles were ultimately involved.

Teams from several departments were called to the spot after the accident was reported. They included personnel of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai Police, a 108 ambulance service team and Coastal Road staff.

Fire brigade personnel stationed on the Coastal Road brought the blaze under control and extinguished it fully at about 3:26 am.

Officials said no one was hurt in the accident. Despite the collision of six vehicles and the fire in an SUV, no injuries have been reported.