India, July 10 -- A truck driver was rescued after a section of the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) caved in with his vehicle on Wednesday following heavy showers in the city. The driver escaped unhurt, police said.

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) officials said that the damaged portion was repaired within four hours, but traffic continued to crawl on Thursday as the road remained partially barricaded due to "ongoing precautionary checks."

With Wednesday's collapse, SPR has seen three cave-ins this year, one on May 2 and two in June.

The road caved in near an under-construction stormwater drain at 10:30pm, leading to traffic congestion that lasted for over three hours. Commuters travelling from Manesar, Dwarka Exp...