{"id":29462,"date":"2026-07-29T15:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/tanker-overturns-mahi-river-bridge\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:07:28","slug":"tanker-overturns-mahi-river-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/tanker-overturns-mahi-river-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanker Overturns Mahi River Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/29\/32513599-5528-444d-884f-8eb79a9926ae1785314177880-_1785315009.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/29\/32513599-5528-444d-884f-8eb79a9926ae1785314177880-_1785315009.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/07\/29\/32513599-5528-444d-884f-8eb79a9926ae1785314177880-_1785315009.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">A diesel tanker overturned near the Mahi River bridge in the Ratlam-Jhabua region on Wednesday morning, causing a large quantity of diesel to spill onto the Delhi-Mumbai eight-lane Expressway.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">After noticing the diesel flowing onto the road, nearby villagers arrived with buckets, containers and utensils and began collecting the spilled fuel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Police remove villagers, restore traffic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">As soon as the incident was reported, personnel from Rawti Police and a team from the expressway management reached the spot.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Fearing a major accident, police removed the villagers who were collecting diesel and barricaded the area as a safety precaution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The safety team used a crane to remove the overturned tanker from the road, following which traffic movement was restored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The tanker driver sustained minor injuries in the accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>See pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/6369097f-e684-485e-97d1-82ec9f538f181785312220954_1785315111.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/6369097f-e684-485e-97d1-82ec9f538f181785312220954_1785315111.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/6369097f-e684-485e-97d1-82ec9f538f181785312220954_1785315111.jpg\" alt=\"As soon as the tanker overturned on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, diesel started flowing.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>As soon as the tanker overturned on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, diesel started flowing.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/533fc424-fb61-4687-852c-792dd7361abe_1785312220949.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/533fc424-fb61-4687-852c-792dd7361abe_1785312220949.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/533fc424-fb61-4687-852c-792dd7361abe_1785312220949.jpg\" alt=\"Nearby people started filling diesel, carrying buckets, containers, and jugs.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Nearby people started filling diesel, carrying buckets, containers, and jugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/55e99a98-3609-4b1a-870e-01495632d0aa_1785314183237.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/55e99a98-3609-4b1a-870e-01495632d0aa_1785314183237.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/55e99a98-3609-4b1a-870e-01495632d0aa_1785314183237.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The tanker driver sustained injuries to his hand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/229d23b9-ede2-48fa-b7a2-e67fdc0410db_1785314183241.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/229d23b9-ede2-48fa-b7a2-e67fdc0410db_1785314183241.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/07\/29\/229d23b9-ede2-48fa-b7a2-e67fdc0410db_1785314183241.jpg\" alt=\"Police closed the route by putting up barricades. After this, the road was cleared.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Police closed the route by putting up barricades. After this, the road was cleared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A diesel tanker overturned near the Mahi River bridge in the Ratlam-Jhabua region on Wednesday morning, causing a large quantity of diesel to spill onto the Delhi-Mumbai eight-lane Expressway. After noticing the diesel flowing onto the road, nearby villagers arrived with buckets, containers and utensils and began collecting the spilled fuel. 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