A big crater swallowed a truck in Gurugram Road late Wednesday night after an heavy rain occurs. It collapsed the portion of road and cause visitors. The incident occurs around 10:30 pm on Wednesday whilst the truck, in direction through the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR). All of sudden plunged right into a crater that panic moments earlier. The truck overturned and has remained fall in the crater.
Heavy rains Collapsed the Gurugram Road
The road was collapsed due to accumulation of rainwater after heavy rainfall in the area. Gurugram recorded 133 mm of rainfall in a span of 12 hours, with over 103 mm falling in just 90 minutes, per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Wazirabad tehsil nearby records 122 mm in the same duration.
The truck’s driver face minor injuries and reported to the local police station for a statement. This section of the SPR had gone through sewer-related maintenance works today. A some technical inspection is awaited.
By this morning, Gurugram’s roads have been at a standstill. The Narsinghpur stretch of the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway was worst-affected, with submerged road surfaces and submerged underpasses.
Waterlogging, traffic jams due to Heavy rain
Subhash Chowk noticed that accrued water levels rose to 2.5 feet, leaving commuters stranded in traffic until 2:00 am. Authorities issued advisories urging commuters to earn a living from home or keep away from travel.
“Waterlogging has been reported at Gurugram Road due to heavy rain. Traffic jams take normal time to travel,” the Gurugram visitors police said. The IMD has issued an Orange Alert for Gurugram and surrounding NCR regions, forecasting persisted heavy to very heavy rainfall over the following 24 to 48 hours.
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