Khalapur Accident: Alto Crashes Through Bridge Railing, Falls Off Old Mumbai-Pune Highway; 2 Injured
Khalapur, September 15, 2026: A 25-year-old driver and his friend suffered minor injuries after their Maruti Suzuki Alto crashed through a bridge railing and fell off the road near the Abdul Latif Shah Baba Dargah on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway in Khalapur on Tuesday morning. The accident occurred around 7 am when driver Hussain Rehman Sheikh (25), a resident of Krishna Nagar, Khopoli, was…
Khalapur, September 15, 2026: A young driver and a friend were injured after their car crashed through a bridge railing and plunged off the road near a historical site on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway. The incident occurred around 7 am when Hussain Rehman Sheikh, 25, was driving with two friends towards Khopoli from Mumbai. Police reported that Sheikh fell asleep at the wheel, losing control of the vehicle, which then collided with the roadside railing and fell below the highway.
Both Sheikh and his passenger, Hussain Salim Pathan, 23, received minor injuries and were taken to Jakhote Hospital in Khopoli for treatment. The third person in the car was not seriously injured. Traffic on the Mumbai-bound lane at KM 2/00 remained unimpeded as the damaged car fell below the road.
The Khalapur police were alerted by the IRB control room at 7.35 am and arrived at the scene around 7.45 am. Police personnel and staff from the Palaspe mobile unit were present at the accident site to manage the situation.
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