MUMBAI: Two accidents involving six vehicles in the north bound tunnel of the Mumbai Coastal Road, within a span of 15 minutes, led to the temporary closure of the tunnel at around 3am on Friday.Traffic movement in the tunnel remained suspended for over an hour. While one of the cars involved in the second accident caught fire, no injuries were reported.The first accident was reported at 2.33am. While the coastal road control room mobilised the police, an ambulance and a towing van, another accident involving a car and a taxi occurred at the same location 15 minutes later.One of the cars involved in the second accident caught fire at around 2.50am.With traffic congestion building up, the north bound tunnel was closed to traffic at 2.48am as a precautionary measure.The control room immediately switched the tunnel’s ventilation fans to manual mode and operated them at full speed. A fire brigade team managed to douse the fire.The towing team subsequently removed all the vehicles involved in the accidents from the tunnel. After the emergency response was completed and the vehicles were cleared, the tunnel was reopened to traffic at 4.08am.No injuries were reported in either incident.
