An awkwardly parked Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) crane resulted in a seven-hour-long traffic jam at Sion Hospital Flyover on Saturday morning. Since the vehicle was left stranded at the diversion point of the flyover opposite Gandhi Market, it led to choc-a-block traffic that extended till Sion Circle. Locals claimed that though they had informed traffic authorities at 5 am about the incident, nobody showed up till 9.30 am. By then, the traffic snarl had almost reached Chunabhatti.

The crane was removed from the road at Sion but its snorkel remained, leading to traffic issues. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar