National

Nails hammered into Samruddhi Expressway by 'tyre puncture repair mafia'; video surfaces

author-image
NewsDrum Desk
Updated On
New Update
Samruddhi Expressway Nails

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Tyres of at least three cars were punctured in the early hours of Wednesday after nails were hammered into the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, police said.

Videos showing the nails neatly embedded in the Mumbai-bound arm of the high-speed carriageway have gone viral on social media.

Motorists alerted the Daultabad police station around 1 am about the sharp metallic objects protruding from the expressway, which runs between Mumbai and Nagpur, an official said.

“Our teams rushed to the spot. We are yet to ascertain how many nails were hammered into the road but tyres of three cars were punctured,” the official said.

The police have called the road contractor, who is responsible for maintaining the stretch, and the persons who stopped motorists at the spot to probe the matter further.

In a viral video, a person says four vehicles were punctured due to nails hammered into the Samruddhi Expressway. “Vehicles travel at 120 km per hour, and the stretch with nails has not been barricaded,” says the person.

In another video, a traveller says their car tyres were punctured, and they had not received any assistance for over three hours despite calling the expressway helpline multiple times.

“I was travelling with a family including three babies. We spent money and sent them ahead,” he claims.

Samruddhi Expressway Samruddhi Expressway accident Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway Tyres