Truck carrying fly ash overturns at Thane's Cadbury Junction, driver injured

A truck carrying 35 tonnes of fly ash overturned near Cadbury Junction on the MumbaiNashik Highway in Thane West in the early hours of Tuesday leaving the driver with minor head injuries officials saidThe accident was reported at around 1221 am on August 4 2026 Emergency response teams including the Fire Brigade Disaster Management Cell and Traffic Police were rushed to the spot to manage the situation and clear the roadwayDriver reportedly lost control of the vehicleAccording to officials the Mahindra Bulker truck was travelling from Nashik towards Borivali when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle causing it to overturnThe truck owned by Vaibhav Kharjul and driven by 25yearold Faheem Ansari was transporting 35 tonnes of fly ash to Borivali Mumbai via Ghodbunder RoadEmergency teams respond to the accidentFire Brigade personnel with one fire engine Disaster Management Cell staff with one utility vehicle and Traffic Police officials along with a crane were deployed at the accident siteAuthorities initiated operations to shift the overturned truck to the side of the road to facilitate the restoration of normal traffic movement and ensure the roadway was cleared safelyDriver sustains minor head injuriesThe truck driver Faheem Ansari a resident of Nashik sustained minor head injuries in the accident No other injuries or casualties were reportedOfficials continued recovery operations at the site while traffic police managed vehicle movement in the area to minimise disruptionCar plunges into 50foot gorge in RaigadIn a separate incident a man sustained minor injuries after the car he was driving plunged nearly 50 feet into a gorge in Maharashtras Raigad district on Monday morning police saidThe accident occurred on Garmal Road in Khalapur taluka when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge an official saidThe driver was reportedly distracted while attempting to take in the scenic view causing the vehicle to veer off the road and tumble into the gorge the official saidA team from Borghat highway police station under officer in charge Swapnil Patil launched a rescue operation he saidDespite the difficult terrain police personnel Sandeep Pawar Kiran Shinde Bharat Pavra Ganesh Khade Santosh Gujarwar and Godse with assistance from local residents descended into the gorge and rescued the driver who was trapped inside the mangled vehicle the official saidThe injured man was identified as Mohit Swaroop Bhatnagar 51 a resident of Gurugram in HaryanaHe was shifted to a nearby hospital where doctors said he had sustained minor injuries Local residents praised the highway police for their prompt action