Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Gwalior's Jhansi Road Caves In After Heavy Rain, Car Trapped
On a rainy day in Gwalior, a busy road suddenly gave way and a big hole opened up.
The hole was about 10 feet deep, like a small cave.
A car driving on the road got trapped inside, but the people in it escaped safely.
That meant no one was badly hurt and a big accident was avoided.
The road is called Jhansi Road, one of the busiest in the city.
It had been raining heavily for almost two hours before the collapse.
Police came and put up barriers, and traffic was sent on other roads instead.
People nearby said the road had been under construction for about a year and a half and blamed slow, poor-quality work.
They are worried other roads might not be safe and are asking for an investigation.
A section of Gwalior's busy Jhansi Road caved in near the Jhansi Bus Stand after nearly two hours of heavy rain on Wednesday.
A tunnel-like crater around 10 feet deep formed on the road, trapping a passing car whose occupants escaped safely.
The collapse caused panic and disrupted traffic, with long queues of vehicles seen on both sides of the road.
Police and concerned department officials arrived, placed barricades around the damaged stretch, and diverted traffic through alternate routes.
Residents blamed incomplete, poor-quality construction work ongoing for about one and a half years and demanded an investigation.
- Who
- Passing motorists, local residents, and police and officials who reached the spot
- What
- A section of Jhansi Road caved in, forming a 10-foot-deep tunnel-like crater that trapped a car before traffic was diverted
- When
- Wednesday, after nearly two hours of heavy rain at the start of the monsoon season
- Where
- Jhansi Road near the Jhansi Bus Stand, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Residents allege the road caved in due to slow pace and poor quality of construction work that has been ongoing for about one and a half years
- Location
- Jhansi Road near Jhansi Bus Stand, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Crater depth
- Around 10 feet
- Trigger
- Nearly two hours of heavy rain
- Vehicles affected
- One car trapped; occupants escaped safely
- Traffic impact
- Long vehicle queues on both sides; traffic diverted via alternate routes
- Response
- Police and officials placed barricades around the damaged stretch
- Construction status
- Work ongoing for about one and a half years and still incomplete
- Residents' demand
- Fair investigation, quality check of construction, and action against the responsible agency