Heavy vehicles banned on Talegaon Dabhade bewteen 7am to 7pm

Heavy vehicles have been banned The Pimpri Chinchwad police banned the entry of heavy vehicles in Talegaon Dabhade between 7am and 7pm from Tuesday.

The move follows Sunday evening’s incident when a 37-year-old woman, Kalita Torkade, was killed after her moped was hit by a container near the Talegaon Dabhade railway station chowk. Torkade’s daughter escaped with minor injuries in the accident. Heavy vehicles heading towards Chakan MIDC from Mumbai, ply via Talegaon Dabhade.

Even vehicles coming towards Talegaon MIDC via Ahmednagar and Nashik too pass from Talegaon Dabhade. The heavy traffic on the narrow road has caused fatal accidents in the recent past.

To avoid these accidents, heavy vehicles coming to and from, between Indori toll naka and Vadgaon Phata, are now not allowed between 7am and 7pm. During this period, the vehicles can be parked at a plot near the Indori toll naka, police said.