Overview

• The tanker flipped on a flyover near Mendhavan village around 3 pm on June 14, but the driver escaped unhurt and no hydrogen peroxide leaked.
• Traffic on both sides of the highway was halted immediately and later resumed under one-way regulation once the site was secured.
• Two fire engines from Boisar MIDC and Adani Power responded to the incident alongside NHAI’s heavy-duty crane used to right the tanker.
• Palghar Tehsildar Ramesh Shendge visited the scene as emergency teams managed the recovery operation.
• Authorities are now investigating the accident’s cause and assessing safety protocols for transporting hazardous chemicals through the accident-prone Mendhwan Ghat stretch.