India, Feb. 6 -- Traffic movement on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway returned to near normal on Thursday morning, nearly 32 hours after a tanker carrying highly inflammable propylene gas overturned near the Adoshi tunnel in the Khandala ghat section, triggering a prolonged shutdown of the busy corridor.

Traffic on the Pune-Mumbai carriageway resumed around 2 am on Thursday after authorities completed the gas transfer and removal of the overturned tanker. While movement was initially slow due to a truck breakdown near Malavli and congestion caused by stationary heavy vehicles near Kamshet, highway police officers said traffic stabilised by morning following heavy police bandobast and active regulation at key choke points.

Officials said the v...