Vehicular movement on Thane’s Ghodbunder Road was affected for more than five hours after a truck fell from a flyover on Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred at around 7.30 am in the Patlipada area when the truck loaded with 34 tonnes of a chemical was on its way from Nhava Sheva to Bawal in Haryana, Thane civic body’s chief of Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi said.
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The truck driver sustained minor injuries and was admitted to a local hospital. Following the accident, locals from the area complained of eye irritation due to the chemical (paraformaldehyde), however, officials said it was not severe.
Local firemen and civic rescuers rushed to the spot to clear the busy road. The accident affected traffic towards Ghodbunder for more than five hours, he said.
Many schools requested parents to make travel arrangements for their children as school buses could not use the route, officials said.
On Tuesday, traffic on the road remained affected for more than 11 hours after an accident.
(with PTI inputs)
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