Updated On: 04 September, 2024 06:07 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Vehicular movement on the busy Ghodbunder Road in Thane city was affected for over five hours after a truck fell from a flyover on Wednesday morning, civic officials said. Pics/RDMC

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The driver of the truck that overturned early on Wednesday on Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra`s Thane district has suffered minor injuries, the officials said
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The accident occurred in the Patlipada area around 7.30 am when the truck laden with 34 tonnes of a chemical was on its way from Nhava Sheva to Bawal in Haryana, said Yasin Tadvi, Thane civic body`s chief of Disaster Management Cell

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While locals from the area complained of eye irritation due to the chemical (paraformaldehyde), officials said it was not severe
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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, the official said

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Many schools requested parents to make travel arrangements for their children as school buses could not use the route, officials said
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On Tuesday, traffic on the road remained affected for more than 11 hours after an accident
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