Thane: A pothole on the extension of Nagpur-Mumbai Samriddhi Expressway at Sahpur in Thane district affected traffic in the area for several hours on Thursday. An officer gave this information.

The crater, a video of which went viral on social media, was seen between Shere Bere and Shendrun villages, the official said.

Incidentally, this stretch is the same one on which a gantry crane had collapsed in August last year, killing several workers involved in the construction of the expressway.

The third phase of the 701 km long expressway connects Nashik to Mumbai.