Two people were seriously injured when two cars crashed into each other on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai on Wednesday morning.

The injured have been rushed to Lilavati hospital.

The sea link is virtually becoming a death trap. This is the third accident to be reported in a week's time.

The Bandra-Worli sea link has cut travel time by at least half an hour on a crucial route that connects north to south Mumbai.

India's first sea bridge, which was opened to traffic on June 30, 2009, aims to ease chronic congestion on Mumbai's roads.

It takes less than 10 minutes to drive across the five km-long bridge.

It took 46 years for the idea of a sea link to become a reality in Mumbai. The 5.6 km Bandra-Worli sea link bridge connects the northern suburb of Bandra to Worli in South Mumbai. It is an eight-lane twin carriageway.