17 November,2025 09:59 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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The officials on Monday said that a container truck carrying chemicals rammed into a tree near a crossing in Maharashtra's Thane city, damaging a streetlight pole and an autorickshaw and affecting traffic for about an hour, reported news agency PTI.
No person was injured in the accident reported at 11.31 pm on Sunday, they said.
The tanker, heading from Dahej in Gujarat to Wagle Estate in Thane, lost control near the Teen Hath Naka and crashed into a roadside tree, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said, reported PTI.
"A large branch of the tree fell on the container and then onto an autorickshaw moving ahead of it. The autorickshaw driver and the two passengers inside escaped without injuries. The three-wheeler's roof was, however, damaged due to the impact," he said, reported PTI.
The fallen tree branch also hit a nearby streetlight pole, which then collapsed, the official said.
The truck was carrying polymer dispersions, a non-toxic and non-inflammable chemical used in textile finishing, paper and packaging coatings, and construction materials, he said.
After being alerted, the police, fire brigade and disaster management cell staff reached the spot.
Traffic on the Nashik-Mumbai route was halted for about an hour and diverted via the service road, the official said, reported PTI.
Rescue personnel later removed the fallen tree branches, cleared the road, and restored normal traffic movement, he added.
in another incident, a 30-year-old man died and his son was injured on Saturday after a car hit their motorcycle in Kaij taluka of Maharashtra's Beed district, police said, reported PTI.
The incident took place at Nandurghat on Kaij-Chausala Road around 4 pm, they said.
"A man, identified as Ranjit Gawali was going in his car to Nandurghat when it hit a motorcycle moving in the opposite direction," an official said, reported PTI.
Santosh Raja Kale (30) and his son Vishal (age not known), who were on the motorcycle, suffered grievous injuries. They were admitted to Nandurghat Rural Hospital, from where they were referred to Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College and Hospital in Ambajogai as their condition was critical, officials said, reported PTI.
Kale died during treatment around 8 pm, while his son is set to undergo a major surgery, they said, adding that Gawali was also admitted to the hospital in Nandurghat.
(With inputs from PTI)
