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emkay456 · 10th September 2007, 16:57

Was witness to a spectacular accident of a Zen on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on the stretch parallel to New Panvel. A Zen coming on the fast lane from Pune had a tire burst and literally took off over the median barricade. Luckily or unluckily the jump over took place exactly over a underpass where the expressway has two different bridges from both directions with a gap in the middle. The car went right through the gap grazing the walls on both sides and landed on the ground below.

Miraculously all the 4 family members survived and were taken away in an ambulance. The maximum theywould have suffered would be any bone dislocations and lacerations. The vehicle was a total wreck. Probably the reason of the people surviving was the roof of the car did not cave in.

The B Pillar buckled a bit. The bonnet was twisted beyond recognition. As the vehicle impacted the ground on its base, the chassis seems to be writeoff. The dashboard had caved in with all glasses gone.

All in all an astounding accident bec. of bad tyres.

10th September 2007, 16:57	#1 (permalink)
emkay456 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 130	Mumbai - Pune Expressway Zen accident Was witness to a spectacular accident of a Zen on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on the stretch parallel to New Panvel. A Zen coming on the fast lane from Pune had a tire burst and literally took off over the median barricade. Luckily or unluckily the jump over took place exactly over a underpass where the expressway has two different bridges from both directions with a gap in the middle. The car went right through the gap grazing the walls on both sides and landed on the ground below. Miraculously all the 4 family members survived and were taken away in an ambulance. The maximum theywould have suffered would be any bone dislocations and lacerations. The vehicle was a total wreck. Probably the reason of the people surviving was the roof of the car did not cave in. The B Pillar buckled a bit. The bonnet was twisted beyond recognition. As the vehicle impacted the ground on its base, the chassis seems to be writeoff. The dashboard had caved in with all glasses gone. All in all an astounding accident bec. of bad tyres.