JOIN USTraffic came to a standstill for a while when two lorries collided near the Kempegowda arch on the Outer Ring Road near Laggere, north Bengaluru, on Thursday morning. The lorries were headed for the RMC Yard in Yeshwantpur.
A Tamil Nadu-registered lorry, transporting potatoes, rear-ended a lorry bearing Karnataka registration number, making it veer sharply to the right. The potato-laden lorry swerved to the left and toppled.
Traffic came to a halt as the lorries blocked the road. The Peenya traffic police helped the lorry drivers out of their vehicles. The lorries were later removed with a crane, and traffic was restored.
A senior police officer said the incident took place at 7 am and traffic congestion prevailed till 8.30 am. He said vehicular movement came to a standstill for sometime but once the lorries were removed, traffic began to move slowly. Neither driver lodged a police complaint as there was no casualty.