A tanker carrying propane overturned on national highway near Gorakhpur gurudwara, 22 km from here, prompting the administration to get people from nearby areas evacuated due to leakage of gas even as the mishap caused a massive traffic jam.
"The incident occurred this morning when the tanker was on its way to Chennai from Mathura and it hit a divider on the four-lane highway number 7 before skidding," said Bandol police station in-charge, L S Jharia.
The driver of the tanker suffered injuries in the mishap and he was admitted to district hospital, he said.
The accident caused traffic jam on both sides of the highway, following which traffic was diverted from an alternate route, Jharia said.
Senior police and administrative officials are at the spot and closely monitoring the situation along with officials of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure the district administration got nearby areas evacuated and have also disconnected power supply.
Besides, people living in 5-km radius from the spot of the mishap were told to move to safer places, said District Collector Bharat Yadav.
