City
Epaper

Chemical tanker overturns on Mumbai-Pune expressway, holds up traffic for hours

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 26, 2022 09:48 IST

A chemical tanker overturned at Borghat on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. This has hampered traffic and long queues of vehicles ...

Open in App

A chemical tanker overturned at Borghat on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. This has hampered traffic and long queues of vehicles for five to six kilometers on the expressway. Traffic coming to Mumbai has come to a standstill due to spillage of chemical on the road. Chemical tanker overturned near Amritanjan bridge, causing queues of vehicles. The work of removing chemical and accidental vehicles from the administration is in full swing. Traffic to Mumbai has been diverted via Lonavla.

A chemical tanker overturned on the Mumbai-Pune expressway and chemicals started flowing through it. Many vehicles started sliding due to the spread of chemicals on the road. There were two heavy vehicles. The incident took place around 5:30 am in Borghat. This has disrupted traffic on both routes. The traffic to Mumbai was jammed for some time. Since then it has been diverted to Lonavla. Traffic from Pune is slow.  

Tags: Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Open in App

Related Stories

MaharashtraMumbai-Pune Highway Accident: 10-Year-Old Girl Among Two Killed After Truck Rams Into Multiple Vehicles in Maharashtra (Watch Video)

MaharashtraMumbai 3.0: How Navi Mumbai International Airport and New Rail Links Are Driving Growth?

MaharashtraMaharashtra: Private Bus Engulfed in Flames After Crash on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Passengers Escape Unharmed (Watch Video)

MumbaiMumbai-Pune MSRTC Bus Driver Gets Fired for Watching Cricket Match on Phone While Driving

PunePune: Truck Catches Fire Inside Khopoli Exit Tunnel on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Causing Traffic Disruption (Watch Video)

Maharashtra Realted Stories

PunePune: Truck Falls Into 200-Feet Gorge Near Katraj Tunnel, Trapped Driver Rescued by Fire Brigade

MumbaiMumbai: Bike-Taxi Rider Arrested for Molesting 22-Year-Old Woman at Vikhroli Bus Stop

MaharashtraJalgaon Shocker: 20-Year-Old Boy Injured in Firing Incident During Birthday Celebration, Old Rivalry Suspected

MaharashtraPahalgam Terror Attack: 500 Tourists from Maharashtra Return Home in Two Days; State Government Arranges Special Flights (VIDEO)

MumbaiMumbai: Copper Cable Theft Disrupts MP Priyanka Chaturvedi’s MTNL Landline, Govt Suffers Rs 12 Lakh Loss