A journey to celebrate a birthday turned tragic for a group of boys from Kurla after their car met with an accident in the early hours of Thursday, killing two and injuring seven. The impact of the mishap at Vikhroli on the Eastern Express Highway was so massive that it left their Innova completely mangled.

A total of nine people, mostly teenagers from Qureshi Nagar in Kurla, were on their way to a dhaba in Bhiwandi to celebrate the birthday of one Kaif Qureshi, who turned 18 on Thursday. Just past midnight, the driver, Jundai Qureshi, lost control of the vehicle near Kanjur Gaon. The SUV turned turtle a couple of times before dashing a peepul tree at high speed. The occupants have told the police that it a tyre burst had occurred.