Oil tanker crashes into stationary truck in Thane; one injured

Last Updated:July 12, 2025, 08:15 IST

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Thane, Jul 12 (PTI) One person sustained injuries after a tanker transporting 32,000 litres of boiler oil crashed into a stationary truck in Maharashtra’s Thane city in the wee hours of Saturday, a civic official said.

There was no report of an oil spill in the accident that occurred in the Waghbil area on Ghodbundar Road around 4.20 am, he said.

“The accident-hit oil tanker has been shifted to the side of the road. One person has been seriously injured,” said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell of Thane Municipal Corporation According to the police, the tanker was en route to Sinnar from Sewri when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a stationary truck loaded with 10 tonnes of wood, which was parked on the road.

The official said the tanker driver was trapped in the cabin due to impact and was extricated by the rescue teams and rushed to a hospital.

The traffic on the busy Ghodbunder Road was affected for about 40 minutes due to the accident, he said. PTI COR ARU

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