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Milk Tanker Overturns, Sparking Rush to Collect Spilled Milk
A tanker carrying milk overturned on a highway in Palghar.
It was traveling from Gujarat toward Virar.
Preliminary details said it hit a road divider and flipped over.
The tanker’s storage area broke open, and a lot of milk spilled out.
People nearby came to collect the milk in bottles, cans, drums and other containers.
Police tried to move the crowd away and clear the tanker.
Traffic was affected for about two hours.
Nobody was hurt in the accident.
A milk tanker carrying Amul milk overturned near Tawa in Maharashtra’s Palghar district.
Preliminary details said the tanker hit a divider, jumped lanes and flipped while traveling from Gujarat toward Virar.
The accident occurred at about 3 p.m. on Monday, September 21.
Damage to the tanker caused thousands of litres of milk to spill across the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway.
No one was injured, but locals and passing drivers collected milk while police worked to clear the crowd and traffic.
- Who
- A milk tanker carrying Amul milk, along with local villagers, passing drivers and police at the scene.
- What
- The tanker overturned and spilled thousands of litres of milk, prompting people to collect it.
- Where
- Near Tawa on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway in Palghar district, Maharashtra.
- When
- At about 3 p.m. on Monday, September 21.
- Why
- Preliminary details said the tanker hit a road divider, jumped lanes and flipped over while traveling from Gujarat toward Virar.
Key facts
- Incident
- Milk tanker overturned
- Location
- Near Tawa, Palghar district, Maharashtra
- Time
- About 3 p.m. on Monday, September 21
- Route
- From Gujarat toward Virar
- Spill
- Thousands of litres of milk
- Injuries
- Nobody was injured
- Traffic impact
- Traffic was affected for a couple of hours
Sources
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