“Just Inches From Death”: Terrifying Pothole Crash in Navi Mumbai Caught on Camera
“Just Inches From Death”: Terrifying Pothole Crash in Navi Mumbai Caught on Camera
The risk of riding on pothole-ridden highways in India has become nothing short of life-threatening. A chilling incident from Navi Mumbai is once again highlighting the deadly consequences of poor road infrastructure, especially during the monsoon season. Captured by a car’s dashcam, the heart-stopping video shows a biker thrown off his motorcycle after hitting a massive crater on the rain-soaked JNPT highway.
Despite skidding hard onto the road and narrowly escaping being crushed by a passing car, the biker miraculously survived. Quick to react, he scrambled to his feet just in time to avoid oncoming traffic speeding past him. The video has since gone viral on social media, sparking outrage and concern over the worsening condition of highways in Maharashtra.
This near-fatal accident came just 24 hours after a tragic incident in Bhiwandi, where a 59-year-old motorcyclist lost his life due to a similar hazard. The victim, Vilas Baban Patil from Lape village, was returning home from work when he lost control of his bike after hitting a pothole. He fell and was crushed under the rear wheel of a dumper truck. He was rushed to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, but doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police have since filed an FIR under the BNS Act and the Motor Vehicles Act. The dumper involved in the fatal accident was seized, but the driver fled the scene and remains on the run, according to Senior Inspector Harshvardhan Barve.
The bigger picture is even more disturbing. Government data reveals that over 1.68 lakh people have died on pothole-ridden roads in India in recent years. Between 2020 and 2022, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of pothole-related fatalities, underlining a nationwide crisis that continues to claim innocent lives.
These aren’t isolated cases. Every pothole on our highways represents a potential death trap, especially for two-wheeler riders. With monsoons aggravating the condition of already deteriorating roads, the threat only grows more severe.
