During peak hours on Thursday, Prabhadevi locals helped a driver remove a car tyre that had got stuck in a 20-foot hole formed after a road collapse was witnessed on Swatantraveer Savarkar Marg. Shopkeepers who witnessed the incident said it occurred around 10.30 am and took about 30 minutes to free the vehicle. The car’s owner could not be located. By noon, the area was swarmed by politicians and ward-level Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials.

Locals and politicians raised concerns about the potential disaster if the collapse occurred during Ganpati Visarjan festivities. Commuters faced delays as repair work began, with a JCB on-site. “Many of the underground drainage and water lines are old, and this incident is likely due to a leak. We've alerted the BMC multiple times, but they only act after a disaster," said Sanjay Bhagat, the Shiv Sena (UBT) shakha pramukh for the area, who was present at the scene.