In a horrific incident, a chemical tanker crashed on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Tuesday, claiming the lives of four individuals, including two minors. The tanker collided with the divider on the Mumbai lane of the flyover, causing a fire that spread beneath the flyover and engulfed a scooter passing below. The accident resulted in a one-hour traffic holdup towards Pune and a five-hour hold-up towards Mumbai.

The highway police said a tanker bound for Mumbai crashed into the divider around 11.40 am and caught fire. The intensity of the fire caused chemicals to drop from the flyover and drip below, where a scooter passing underneath was consumed by the flames. A woman and two children were travelling on the scooter.