During the early hours on Monday, a major accident was narrowly avoided after a dumper lost control and crashed into the divider. The dumper, while crashing, hit a streetlight pole near Patlipada Bridge on Ghodbunder Road in Thane (West). Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.

As per the Disaster Management Cell, information regarding the incident was received around 6:55 am from the Thane Traffic Police Control Room.

The dumper was travelling from Ghodbunder towards Thane when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle near the Patlipada Bridge and it collided with the central road divider and struck a streetlight pole, which subsequently collapsed onto the road.