India, Sept. 21 -- The BMW that crashed through the Mumbai coastal road's elevated bridge and plunged 75 feet onto an under-construction parking lot on Sunday morning was allegedly moving at a speed of around 120kmph, police said. The speed was significantly higher than the 80kmph limit on the main carriageway.

Three college students were killed and a fourth was critically injured in the crash near Lotus Jetty, close to Haji Ali, at around 5.20 am, HT reported earlier.

The police are also investigating if alcohol consumption or mechanical failure played a role as they piece together what happened before the BMW lost control while negotiating a curve, broke through the wall and plunged off the bridge.

Tardeo police said the car appeared...