Mumbai, July 6: A massive traffic jam was reported from Lalbaugh Flyover till JJ flyover in South Mumbai on Friday morning, as an overloaded truck carrying Bisleri bottles overturned in the middle of the flyover. The traffic police had directed commuters to take other alternative routes, also the flyover has been closed down for further traffic movement as per the information received from BMC's disaster management control room.

According to the information received, the driver of the truck lost control while driving and the overloaded truck hit the divider of the Lalbaugh flyover, clogging the entire stretch. As the incident occurred at 9:15 am during the wee hours of Friday morning, office-goers are facing the trouble due to the heavy traffic. As per the latest information received from Mumbai police, they have deployed their officers at the site to track the movement of the vehicle.

The police are taking help of a crane to remove the truck from the flyover to make free movement of traffic.

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