Updated On: 28 April, 2024 06:01 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
A couple had a narrow escape when a car they were travelling in overturned on the Eastern Express Highway in Thane district of Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday. Pics/RDMC

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The accident took place at 10.25 pm on Saturday when the couple was returning home in Thane, the officials said
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The car driver lost control over the wheels, following which the vehicle hit the road divider and overturned, Thane Municipal Corporation`s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said

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The 57-year-old man and his wife aged 50 managed to come out of the vehicle which was severely damaged
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They did not receive any injury, the civic officials said

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After being alerted, local firemen, regional disaster management cell team and traffic police rushed to the spot, they said
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The car was later towed away from the highway after the accident
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