The Mumbai Pune Expressway on Friday witnessed a heavy traffic jam after a container truck got stuck horizontally on the road while taking a U-turn. The incident took place at around 10.20 am after which traffic came to a standstill.

According to Expressway control room, the truck was taking a U-turn on its way from Pune to Mumbai side since it wanted to go back to Pune. "The driver lost control of his steering wheel and thus got stuck, blocking traffic," the control room in-charge said.