THANE: Two people, including an autorickshaw driver and a passenger, were killed, while another passenger sustained serious injuried after a gas tanker overturned onto their autorickshaw on the Thane-bound carriageway of the Ghodbunder Highway on Wednesday.The incident occurred at around 1 pm near D-Mart in Kavesar, Anand Nagar.According to police, the autorickshaw was carrying the driver and two passengers when the tanker lost balance and toppled onto the vehicle.The deceased have been identified as autorickshaw driver Dashrath Pawar, a resident of Kalwa, and passenger Mohammad Amin, a native of Uttar Pradesh.The injured passenger, Amjit Ansari, was rushed to a private hospital in Owala, where he is undergoing treatment.The accident disrupted traffic on the busy Ghodbunder Highway for some time.Police and traffic branch officials reached the spot immediately and, with the help of a crane, removed the overturned tanker and cleared the road.Traffic has since been restored, while further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway, police said.
