India, Nov. 15 -- A 63-year-old taxi driver died on Thursday night after his vehicle plunged into the sea near Bhaucha Dhakka, one of the city's oldest fish landing centres, in Mazgaon. According to the Yellow Gate police and the deceased's family, the accident occurred when the driver, Jayprakash Sharma, was driving in the area looking for passengers and fell off a dilapidated bridge while attempting to go towards the jetty.

The old bridge connects the jetty to Bhaucha Dhakka. Once upon a time fishermen would use it to go to their boats to set out for the morning catch. While they use a new bridge that connects to the jetty, the old partially demolished bridge lies defunct but without a warning sign declaring its fragile state.

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