Amul Milk Tanker Overturns on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, Villagers Carrying Cans and Bottles Make Beeline To Collect (Videos)
On Monday afternoon, September 21, an Amul milk tanker flipped on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway near Palghar's Tawa village, spilling thousands of litres and drawing crowds with cans and bottles. No major injuries were reported. Police cleared the wreckage and restored normal traffic after a multi-hour disruption.
A milk tanker overturned on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway near Tawa village in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Monday afternoon, September 21, spilling thousands of litres of milk and drawing crowds of locals and motorists who rushed to collect it. No serious injuries were reported in the incident.
The accident occurred around 3 PM on the Mumbai-bound carriageway in Dahanu taluka. The tanker, carrying Amul brand milk and travelling from Gujarat towards Virar, hit a road divider after the driver apparently lost control. It then jumped lanes and flipped over. The impact breached the storage compartment, sending milk flowing across a wide stretch of the highway. Mumbai Luxury Real Estate Record: Angel One Founder Dinesh Thakkar Buys Juhu Tower for INR 711 Crore.
Milk Tanker Overturns on Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway
A milk tanker overturned on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway near Tawa in Palghar district in Maharashtra on Monday, triggering chaotic scenes as locals rushed to the spot to collect the leaking milk. Nobody was injured in the incident. pic.twitter.com/MaxzVDAEop
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People Seen Collecting Milk
A milk tanker turned turtle on Mumbai Ahmedabad Highway at Palghar district. Villagers made a beeline to take milk pic.twitter.com/eZ3eiYh570
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Villagers and Motorists Gather at the Scene To Collect Milk
Videos from the site show people arriving with plastic bottles, drums, cans and household utensils to collect the spilt milk. Local villagers and passing drivers gathered quickly around the overturned vehicle. Police arrived soon after being alerted and worked to clear the crowd while managing the situation. According to news agency PTI, no one was injured in the incident. Traffic on the Mumbai-bound side of the highway was disrupted for a couple of hours.
Traffic Restored After Cleanup
Police removed the damaged tanker from the road and restored normal traffic movement. Officials noted that controlling the crowd and clearing the vehicle posed challenges during the response. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway is a busy route connecting Maharashtra and Gujarat, and such incidents occasionally disrupt travel in the Palghar stretch. Similar scenes of people collecting spilt goods after tanker accidents have occurred on the highway in past years.
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