The vehicle was travelling towards Nhava Sheva in Navi Mumbai and was carrying approximately 20 tonnes of biscuits at the time of the accident. No injuries were reported in the incident, officials said
The accident took place at around 4 am near Kharegaon Toll Plaza in Kalwa. Pic/RDMC
A container truck transporting biscuits overturned on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway in Maharashtra’s Thane district during the early hours of Tuesday affected traffic movement, civic officials said, reported the PTI.
No injuries were reported in the incident, they said.
According to the PTI, the accident took place at around 4 am near Kharegaon Toll Plaza in Kalwa.
Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell said that the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a bend, causing the lorry to topple onto its side.
The vehicle was travelling towards Nhava Sheva in Navi Mumbai and was carrying approximately 20 tonnes of biscuits at the time of the accident.
Diesel leak
Officials said the lorry’s diesel tank developed a leak following the crash, leading to fuel spilling onto the road. Emergency teams promptly took precautionary measures to prevent any fire hazard or further incident, as per the PTI.
Traffic restored after clearance
The damaged vehicle was later removed with the assistance of a crane. Authorities cleared the highway for traffic after ensuring the area was safe.
Further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
Two electrocuted in Thane
Meanwhile, in an another incident in Thane, two migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh have died in separate cases of electrocution in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Tuesday, the news agency reported.
In the first incident, Sandeep Ghorilal Rawat (35), a native of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh, was electrocuted while washing his hands and feet near a water pump at a relative’s house in Kalyan.
He was taken to hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, officials said.
In a separate incident in the Manpada area of Dombivli, Ajaykumar Dasai Gautam (20), who was from Basti district in Uttar Pradesh, lost his life after coming into contact with a live electric current, reported the PTI.
Gautam had been working at a local biryani outlet. Police said he was washing his hands when he accidentally touched an iron rack inside the shop and was electrocuted.
He was also pronounced dead at hospital.
Police have registered accidental death reports in both cases.
(with PTI inputs)
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