Six vehicles involved in chain-reaction crash on Mumbai Coastal Road; one catches fire, two drivers booked

Mumbai Six vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction accident inside the northbound tunnel of the Mumbai Coastal Road in the early hours of Friday (November 13, 2026), with one of the vehicles catching fire following the collision. No injuries or casualties were reported, officials said.

The accident occurred around 2:33 a.m. between CP 9 and CP 10 in the Coastal Road tunnel, within the jurisdiction of the Marine Drive Traffic Division.

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