Stuck For 8 Hours, Industrialist Takes Helicopter To Escape Mumbai-Pune Expressway Traffic Jam

Thursday, 5 February 2026Newsdesk

Dr Sudhir Mehta escaped an 8-hour traffic jam on the Mumbai-Pune expressway by taking a helicopter after a gas tanker accident caused massive delays.

New Delhi 05 February 2026

As per news report of NDTV,Dr Sudhir Mehta, chairman of EKA Mobility and Pinnacle Industries, has gone viral after taking a helicopter to reach Pune after being stuck in a massive traffic jam on the Mumbai-Pune expressway for eight hours. Sharing aerial footage of the miles-long traffic jam on social media, Mehta called for urgent infrastructure improvements. He specifically called for the strategic placement of emergency exits and helipads along the high-speed corridor to better manage future crises.

Source - NDTV