Traffic on Thane's Ghodbunder Road Hit after Container Carrying Chemical Overturns

Thane: Traffic on Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra's Thane city was disrupted for several hours early Tuesday after a container truck carrying a chemical overturned shortly after midnight, a civic official said.

Nobody was injured in the incident, which occurred near Patlipada bridge, the official added.

The accident happened around 12:15 am when a container truck carrying 27 tonnes of aqueous ammonia solution overturned, resulting in a chemical spill, according to Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell at the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).

The truck, en route from Nhava Seva to Punjab, lost control and overturned. Emergency services, including local firefighters, the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) team, and two hydra machines, were promptly dispatched to manage the situation.

The chemical company responsible for the cargo was notified, and the rescue team later cleared the road. Traffic flow was restored after nearly five hours, Tadvi said.