Palghar: A tanker carrying 25,000 liters of inflammable chemical Benzene toppled on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway near Mendhwan at around 3.15 am and caught fire.
The traffic on both sides of the highway was stopped for more than two hours which resulted in a backlog which was over 2-km long.
The tanker going towards Ahmedabad toppled near the black spot where a luxury bus crashed killing more than five passengers a few years ago at Medhwan which lies between Chillar and Somata areas on the highway.
The friction from tanker turtling sparked a fire which charred the carrier. The driver and cleaner had jumped out to safety thus there were no casualty.
The tanker was pulled aside and the road was flushed with water. Subsequently, the traffic movement was restored after 9.45 am. Kasa police was on the spot to help restore the traffic.
