Traffic On Pune-Bengaluru National Highway came to a halt for 14 hours after gas tanker accident
By: Pune Pulse
August 18, 2023
Pune: Belagavi Police shut down the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway on Wednesday night after a gas tanker met with an accident near Dharwad. The highway was reopened for traffic on Thursday morning.
As per the information provided, a team of professionals from the Public Works Department, National Highway Authority of India, Police, and Fire and Emergency Services worked to remove the wrecked vehicle from the road on Thursday. From Wednesday night to Thursday morning, the road was closed for traffic for around 14 hours.
The incident occurred when the tanker was attempting to cross the National Highway using the underpass in Belur village, located on the outskirts of Dharwad. Vehicles were stopped on both sides at a distance of around two kilometres from the accident scene due to worries about a possible gas leak from the truck. Police officers guided traffic through alternate routes to lessen the congestion.
Vehicles were diverted via Kittur-Tadakod-Garag-Dharwad and from Belagavi city limits, Hirebagewadi-Bailhongal-Belawadi-Tadakod-Garag-Dharwad, Sankeshwar-Hukkeri-Ghataprabha-Gokak-Yaragatti-Savadatti-Dharwad, and Nippani-Chikkodi-Hukkeri-Ghataprabha-Gokak-Yaragatti-Savadatti-Dharwad.
However, because of the stuck vehicles on the Dharwad bypass, commuters had to deal with major inconvenience. Other vehicles were used to carefully remove the damaged car while making sure there was no leak. According to the information received, the entire process took about two hours.
