Mumbai: Five people have lost their lives in an accident on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Maharashtra's capital Mumbai. One of them is 36-year-old Chetan Kadam. Chetan was working at the toll plaza and was also an NCP worker. Chetan saved many people from committing suicide on the Sea Link here. He was often in the news for this work. For this reason, Chetan also got recognition. Chetan last spoke to his wife on the phone a few minutes ago when the accident took place here two days ago. He had said he was assisting an accident victim. After that, the housemates came to know that there was another accident on the spot and Chetan had also lost his life.
On October 5, four cars and an ambulance collided together on the Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. 5 people died in this accident. 10 people were injured. Several vehicles were hit by an SUV, whose driver Irfan Abdul Rahim Bilkia was arrested by the police. Irfan had said that he was installing a mobile phone charger just before the accident when the accident took place. According to the news, a car crashed on the Sea Link. Ambulances were called to take those injured in this accident to the hospital. Before the ambulance could take the injured, 3 more vehicles collided with it from behind. After this, there was a scream on the Sea Link. Chetan Kadam was on night duty on Tuesday night, the wife said. A call was received on Wednesday morning at around 2.40 am and news was received that a car has collided with the railing on the Sea Link. This accident happened due to the bursting of the tire of the car. 4 people have been injured in the accident. On the spot, Chetan along with his four companions reached for rescue. An ambulance had also reached the spot. Meanwhile, Hyundai Creta came from behind and hit it. Irfan Abdul Rahim Belakia, a resident of South Mumbai, was driving this car. Five persons died in the accident. The four others killed included ambulance driver Somnath Salve (29), Gajraj Singh (42), Satyendra Singh (35) and Rajendra Singhal (40). Among them were toll workers.
Chetan Kadam's wife Chetali Kadam says that his work had come into the limelight ever since the sea link was inaugurated in 2009. In 2016, when a man was trying to jump off the railing of the Sea Link, a video of him being caught went viral. He didn't know how to swim, but he couldn't stop himself from helping people. Sometimes he would leave for work in the middle of eating and tell me not to come in between my work. His work was like a mother to him. Chetan was also an expert in removing bodies trapped in vehicles and taking them to the hospital, Chetali said. Chetan's colleague Vivek Sawant says, "Chetan and I together have saved many people. We have a picture from last year, in which we are being honoured. He always told me to help people, but also to take care of myself. Whenever there was a crisis on the Sea Link, Chetan would rush for help even though he was not on duty. Chetali said she always prioritised his work. He didn't know how to swim, yet he saved people. We last spoke on Wednesday. He told me there was an accident and he was assisting someone. The wife said that with the death of her husband Chetan, the future of her four-year-old son Durvank is uneasy. She wants the government to think about and assist the son's career, as Chetan was the only earning member in the house. Chetan's mother Asha is also in the family. Worli police said the driver of the SUV car, Bilkia, was arrested for speeding under Section 304 (causing death by negligence). An investigation has revealed that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
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