Mumbai Multi-Vehicle Pile-Up Injures Five At Wadala Signal, Two In Critical Condition

A high-impact collision between two buses and passenger cars at a Wadala traffic junction left five commuters injured on Monday night, leaving two fighting for their lives.

A stationary Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus stood waiting at the red signal near Lodha Junction in New Cuffe Parade around 9:00 pm. Two passenger cars halted immediately behind it. Seconds later, a bus rammed into the rear car from behind, unleashing a violent chain reaction. The force drove the front car entirely under the BEST bus's rear chassis, crumpling the passenger compartment and trapping the occupants inside the mangled steel.

Police teams scrambled to the scene alongside civic rescue workers. The metal was too crushed for manual extraction. Officers summoned an industrial crane to prize apart the vehicles and lift the bus frame off the embedded sedan. Rescue personnel pulled five occupants—along with a trapped pet dog—from the pulverized cabin before clearing the roadway.

Emergency Admittance At LTMG Sion Hospital

Emergency responders rushed all five injured passengers to Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General (LTMG) Sion Hospital for trauma treatment. Doctors admitted the patients at 10:41 pm, confirming that two remain under critical care with severe trauma.

"Information was received from C.P. Control regarding an accident involving buses and a car at Lodha Junction, New Cuffe Parade, Wadala," Mumbai Police said in an official statement. "As per the information received from the concerned Chief Medical Officer of LTMG Sion Hospital, at 2241 hrs, a total of five injured persons were admitted to the hospital for medical treatment."

Police investigators have launched a probe into the crash mechanics and signal timings at the Bhakti Park corridor, questioning the drivers involved as technical teams inspect the braking systems of the trailing bus to determine vehicle fault or driver error.