Pune-Bengaluru Highway Gridlock: Truck Overturns, Spills Onions, Causes Massive Jam

• A truck carrying onions from Pune overturned near Ghunki village on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway in Kolhapur district on February 5, 2026.
• The accident blocked traffic moving from Pune towards Kolhapur and Bengaluru, leading to long queues of vehicles stretching for several kilometers from Kini Toll Plaza towards Karad.
• Police and administration are on site, working to clear the spilled onions and move the overturned truck to resume traffic.
• The accident occurred in an area where ongoing six-lane highway construction forces two-way traffic onto a single bridge, a known cause of previous accidents.
• No injuries or fatalities were reported, but commuters faced significant inconvenience due to the prolonged traffic jam.