A doctor couple sustained serious injuries after their speeding car crashed into an iron guardrail on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway near Palghar, Maharashtra. The impact caused a section of the highway barrier to pierce through the vehicle, trapping both occupants inside. The woman doctor remains in critical condition and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai.
Car Pierced by Highway Guardrail
The accident occurred on Sunday while the couple was travelling from Mumbai towards Gujarat. According to police and eyewitnesses, the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and collide with the highway safety barrier.
The force of the collision drove a 10 to 15-foot-long section of the iron guardrail through the front of the car, with the railing emerging from the rear of the vehicle. The crash left the car extensively damaged and both occupants trapped inside.
Rescue Operation Launched
Local residents and highway police rushed to the scene and carried out a rescue operation to extricate the injured couple from the wreckage.
Both victims were initially shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Owing to the severity of her injuries, the woman doctor was later referred to a private hospital in Mumbai for advanced medical care, where her condition remains critical.
Police Begin Investigation
Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
Officials are examining the circumstances that led to the crash, including how the vehicle lost control before colliding with the highway safety barrier.
Recent Highway Accident in Gujarat
The incident comes just days after another fatal highway accident in Gujarat, in which a 27-year-old woman and her one-year-old son were killed after their car overturned, caught fire, and exploded on the Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar Expressway near Dholera.
In that incident, the woman’s husband and father-in-law sustained injuries after escaping from the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding that crash as well.
Important Highlights
- A doctor couple was seriously injured after their car crashed into an iron guardrail on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway near Palghar.
- A 10 to 15-foot section of the guardrail pierced through the vehicle, trapping both occupants inside.
- The woman doctor was shifted to a private hospital in Mumbai and remains in critical condition.
- Local residents and highway police rescued the injured couple from the damaged vehicle.
- Police have registered a case and are investigating the cause of the accident.
