High alert in Keralas Kanhangad after LPG tanker overturns, vacation declared, visitors curbs in place

A excessive alert has been declared in Kanhangad after an LPG tanker lorry overturned close to the Koval Store on the National Highway, prompting emergency measures and an area vacation in surrounding areas.

The accident occurred on Thursday (July 24, 2025) when the tanker, en route from the Mangaluru LPG plant to Coimbatore, overturned right into a roadside swamp whereas making an attempt to present strategy to an oncoming bus on a slim service street. The stretch is a part of an ongoing nationwide freeway growth zone. The lorry driver sustained minor accidents, and authorities have confirmed there was no fuel leak.

As a precautionary step, the District Disaster Management Authoritiy declared Friday an area vacation for all establishments — together with faculties, anganwadis and business institutions inside a one-kilometre radius of the Koval retailer. Wards 18, 19 and 26 of Kanhangad South and Aingoth fall inside this zone.

Traffic diverted

Vehicular visitors on the nationwide freeway from Kanhangad South to Padannakkad can be utterly halted from 8 a.m. on Friday. Alternate routes have been organized for diverted visitors, although officers warned of short-term journey disruption.

Residents within the neighborhood have already been evacuated. The Hosdurg police and Kanhangad Fire and Rescue Services have collectively issued strict security directions. The folks have been instructed to keep away from using LPG cylinders, chorus from smoking or utilizing inverters and different electrical home equipment, to not begin automobiles or try and seize footage close to the location and to avoid the accident zone altogether.

Power provide across the accident website has been lower off on Friday till the tanker is safely eliminated.

The operation to raise the tanker will start at 9 a.m. immediately. Authorities urged the general public to cooperate totally to make sure the emergency is managed with out incident.