A tragic multi-vehicle collision in dense fog on the Delhi-Agra Expressway has claimed four lives and injured around 25 others. Rescue operations are ongoing as authorities investigate the cause of the deadly pile-up.
A deadly pile-up triggered by dense fog on the Delhi-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh left four people dead and around 25 others injured after eight buses and three cars collided and caught fire early on Tuesday.
The crash occurred on the Agra–Noida carriageway of the Yamuna Expressway, Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said. Poor visibility due to thick fog led to the vehicles ramming into each other, sparking a massive blaze that engulfed the buses and cars within minutes, leaving drivers with little to no time to react.
VEHICLES ENGULFED IN FLAMES
The impact was so severe that all the vehicles caught fire almost instantly, trapping passengers inside and triggering panic at the scene.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as flames spread rapidly from one vehicle to another. Screams for help rang out as passengers attempted to escape, as per the report.
RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAY
Fire tenders, police teams and ambulances rushed to the scene soon after the crash. Firefighters battled the blaze while rescue teams pulled out survivors and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals.
Around 25 people were taken to hospitals in Mathura and neighbouring districts for treatment. Several remain in critical condition.
TRAFFIC DISRUPTED, PROBE LAUNCHED
Traffic on the affected stretch of the expressway was halted for hours as emergency crews cleared the debris. An enquiry has been initiated to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the crash amid heavy fog conditions.
DENSE FOG BLANKETS UTTAR PRADESH
The accident came as several parts of Uttar Pradesh woke up to dense fog and smog on Monday morning, with visibility dropping sharply across cities.
Agra remained shrouded in thick fog, rendering the Taj Mahal invisible for several hours. Similar conditions were reported from Varanasi, Prayagraj, Mainpuri and Moradabad, where commuters were forced to slow down due to poor visibility.