Palghar, Mar 31: A tanker carrying kerosene fell from a bridge in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Sunday, disrupting traffic on the service road below for a few hours, an official said. The tanker driver was injured in the accident that occurred in the Manor area on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, said the official from Kasa police station.

Citing preliminary information, the official said the driver lost control of the tanker on a bridge, causing the vehicle to crash into a sidewall and plunge onto the service road. A large quantity of kerosene spilled on the service road, prompting the authorities to divert the traffic on it for a couple of hours. Palghar: Brave Jeweller Foils Robbery Attempt, Uses Stick To Chase Away Gun-Wielding Robbers (Watch Video).

Tanker Falls from Bridge in Palghar

The personnel from the disaster management cell and the local fire brigade subsequently cleaned the road, the official said. The injured tanker driver has been admitted to a local hospital, he added.

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