Stuck In Nightmare Bengaluru Traffic, He Ordered Pizza And Got It On Time
NDTV
As people were stuck in the traffic, a video of two Domino's delivery executives bringing food to commuters has gone viral on social media.
Long rows of cars, pacing one inch every minute, and pizzas to kill time - this was the scene in Bengaluru last night as the city faced unprecedented traffic jams hours after a near citywide shutdown due to a strike. When we decided to order from @dominos during the Bangalore choke. They were kind enough to track our live location (a few metres away from our random location added in the traffic) and deliver to us in the traffic jam. #Bengaluru#bengalurutraffic#bangaloretrafficpic.twitter.com/stnFDh2cHz
Bengaluru's roads ground to a halt on Wednesday, with vehicles stranded for hours and many breaking down. The Outer Ring Road (ORR) bore the brunt of the congestion, with commuters reporting being stuck for over five hours.
As people were stuck in the traffic, a video of two Domino's delivery executives bringing food to commuters has gone viral on social media. The delivery agents' use of live location tracking allowed them to navigate the traffic and deliver pizzas on time to a car, despite the challenges.
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