A Mumbai taxi driver died after his car plunged into the sea from a partially demolished, unsafe bridge on November 13, 2025.

A 63-year-old Mumbai taxi driver, Jayprakash Sharma, died on November 13, 2025, after his car plunged into the sea at Bhaucha Dhakka near Mazgaon, reportedly due to a partially demolished bridge lacking safety barriers or warning signs. Witnesses and fellow drivers said the site, under demolition, had no proper safeguards despite being in use. Sharma, a 40-year veteran with no history of alcohol or vision issues, was pulled unconscious from the water and declared dead at J J Hospital. Police filed an accidental death report and are reviewing CCTV footage and witness statements, while his family and associates demand a probe under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for negligence, citing preventable safety lapses.