Overview
- A Hindustan Petroleum LPG tanker lost control and overturned near Katapady on the Mangaluru–Udupi highway on Monday morning.
- Authorities treated the incident as a gas‑leak risk and diverted vehicles off NH‑66 as a precaution while fire and emergency teams worked on site.
- The Udupi Deputy Commissioner directed time‑bound diversions, with routes including Kapu–Shirva–Moodubelle–Manipura–Manipal and Padubidri–Belman–Shirva–Manipal for Mangaluru–Udupi travel.
- Fire crews sprayed water and checked the container for leakage, and officials began arrangements to transfer the LPG to another tanker before vehicle removal.
- Traffic was disrupted for a period and no casualties were reported, with police opening an inquiry into the cause.