India, Feb. 5 -- A tanker accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Tuesday led to massive traffic congestion, forcing the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to cancel 139 bus services and leaving hundreds of commuters stranded at major bus terminals in both cities.

According to the transport department, 73 e-Shivneri services and 66 other state transport bus trips were cancelled due to the prolonged gridlock following the accident. As many as 163 MSRTC buses were also stuck on the expressway for several hours. The affected buses included 46 from the Satara division, 36 from Solapur, 20 from Pune, 18 from Sangli, 13 from Kolhapur, 12 from Palghar, 11 from Thane and seven from the Mumbai division.

According to the opera...