The driver of the truck that overturned early on Wednesday on Ghodbunder Road in Maharashtra's Thane district has suffered minor injuries, the officials said

The accident occurred in the Patlipada area around 7.30 am when the truck laden with 34 tonnes of a chemical was on its way from Nhava Sheva to Bawal in Haryana, said Yasin Tadvi, Thane civic body's chief of Disaster Management Cell

While locals from the area complained of eye irritation due to the chemical (paraformaldehyde), officials said it was not severe

Local firemen and civic rescuers rushed to the spot to clear the busy road. The accident affected traffic towards Ghodbunder for more than five hours, the official said

Many schools requested parents to make travel arrangements for their children as school buses could not use the route, officials said

On Tuesday, traffic on the road remained affected for more than 11 hours after an accident