Joyride turns tragic, two college students killed in accident on highway

The incident took place around 1.15 am on the northbound stretch of the highway near Ismail Yusuf College below the skywalk. The deceased are identified as Harsh Mohite (20), who was seated in the front seat and his friend Smith Gaur (20). The third friend, Ryan Ronalds (20), a second-year BSC IT student has been made a complainant in the case.

Police said all three friends studied in different colleges but lived in the same locality in Borivali. After having dinner together at a restaurant in Borivali the three decided to go for a joyride. Gaur was driving the vehicle. The three went till Vile Parle and then took a U-turn to return home. “The car was speeding, and the driver was driving it rashly. The car hit the skywalk’s pillar on the WEH and fell a few meters down on the service road. Mohite suffered internal injuries and Gaur suffered multiple injuries, including head injuries. They were rushed to the nearby trauma care hospital where two of them were declared dead,” said a police officer from Jogeshwari police station.