Mumbai: 5 dead in fatal car accident in Vile Parle

Five persons, including a woman, were killed in a fatal accident at Western Express Highway in Vile Parle (E), Mumbai on Thursday morning.

Four of those killed have been identified as Honda City car owner Muzzamil Makhnujia, Muzzamil Mukhtar Kanosiya (22), Rashida Yusuf Sheikh (25) and Junaid Sheikh (22), all residents of Mira Road.

The accident took place near Milan subway in Vile Parle (E).

According to the police, the friends had planned to go out for a drive in the night. "Makhnujia lost control over the vehicle and met with an accident on the highway at Vile Parle," said a police officer.