Maharashtra / 20,000 kg tomatoes scatter on Thane highway after truck overturns

Around 20,000 kg of tomatoes were scattered on the Eastern Express Highway in Maharashtra's Thane after a truck carrying them overturned at around 2 am on Friday. One person was injured in the incident and has been taken to the nearest hospital, the city's civic body informed. The incident has led to traffic jams on both lanes of the highway.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 16, 2021, 01:09 PM
Thane: One person was injured after a truck carrying around 20 tonnes of tomatoes overturned near Kopari, Thane on Eastern Express Highway at around 2 am on Friday.

The injured has been shifted to the nearest hospital, informed Thane Municipal Corporation.

The incident has led to huge traffic jams on both lanes of the Highway with the tomatoes scattered across the Eastern Express Highway.

The road clearing operation is underway by the authorities.