Thane: Vehicle overturns on Ghodbunder Road, traffic remains smooth

A vehicle overturned on the Ghodbunder Road in Thane near Gaimukh Chowpatty on Tuesday officials saidDespite the incident traffic movement has not been severely affected with two lanes remaining operational alongside the overturned vehicle Authorities said vehicular flow in the area is moving smoothly and no major congestion has been reportedAt Gaimukh Chowpatty on the Ghodbunder Road in Thane a vehicle has overturned Two lanes beside the vehicle remain operational and traffic is moving smoothly Thane Police said in a post on X pictwittercom0bByNsqmDMmdash Thane Police ThaneCityPolice December 16 2025Cop injured after two trucks crash on Ghodbunder Road in ThaneIn another incident in August a Thane traffic police constable was injured after two container trucks crashed on the Ghodbunder Road in Thane district of Maharashtra officials saidThe accident occurred near the Gaimukh Traffic Police Chowki early on Wednesday morning they saidAccording to the Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC of the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC the accident took place at around 739 am when one of the container travelling from Vapi Gujarat to Nhava Sheva lost control near the Gaimukh Ghat and collided headon with an another container coming from Mumbai towards SuratOne of the trucks was carrying 23 tonnes of plastic bags while the other had 16 tonnes of imported machinery The collision caused heavy oil spillage on the road creating a major hazard for motorists the officials saidThey said that Police Constable Tadvi from the Kasarvadavali Traffic Division of Thane Police who was on night duty at the Gaimukh Traffic Post was seriously injured in the incidentHe suffered injuries to his left leg and head and was immediately taken to Titan Hospital on Ghodbunder Road Hospital officials confirmed he received five stitches on his leg and three on his head said an officialThane civic body holds meeting reviews urgent measures to ease traffic on Ghodbunder RoadEarlier the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC held a meeting to address the longstanding traffic problems on the busy Ghodbunder Road in MaharashtraThe meeting was chaired by local MP Naresh Mhaske and attended by Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao along with officials from the MMRDA Public Works Department and the Regional Transport OfficeAccording to a civic statement Mhaske said the launch of the DelhiMumbai Freight Corridor in March 2026 is expected to greatly reduce congestion on Ghodbunder Road as a large portion of container traffic from Jawaharlal Nehru Port will be diverted to the new routeMhaske also stressed the need for constructing the missing link between Khaniwade and Amne which he said would further ease traffic pressureRao assured that the corporation is ready to take over the roadrsquos maintenance once the agencies currently responsible bring it up to the required standardMembers of the Justice for Ghodbunder Road citizensrsquo group were also present at the meeting