Fog Alert! Multiple vehicle pile up on Delhi-Lucknow Highway. Watch video
Several vehicles collided on the Delhi-Lucknow Highway near Bahadurgarh station in Hapur on January 10 due to poor visibility from dense fog, resulting in minor injuries to multiple individuals
Several vehicles collided on the Delhi-Lucknow Highway near the Bahadurgarh station area in Hapur on Friday, January 10, due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
Reportedly, several people sustained minor injuries in the incident.
A UPSRTC bus driver and conductor were killed on Friday morning after their vehicle collided with a truck while attempting to overtake in dense fog on the Ballia-Lucknow National Highway near Padela. The bus, traveling from Bijethua Dham to Ayodhya with a few staff members onboard, crashed when the driver lost control, news agency PTI reported. The conductor, 28-year-old Saurabh Tiwari, fell out and was run over by the truck, while the driver, Irshad Khan (26), and two passengers were injured. Khan later died in the hospital. Police have seized the truck, and an FIR will be filed after the family’s complaint. Investigations are ongoing.
Dense fog covers Delhi, low visibility hampers flight and train services
Meanwhile, flights and passenger trains to and from the National Capital continued to be affected on Friday due to fog and adverse weather conditions.
Amid the prevailing dense fog conditions, Delhi airport authorities issued an advisory on Friday and stated that flights that were not CAT III compliant would be affected.
Taking to social media X, the authority wrote in a post, "While landings and takeoffs continue at Delhi airport, flights that are not CAT III compliant may get affected."
Further, the airport authorities requested passengers to contact concerned airlines for their updated flight information."Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information," the post further read.
Inconveniences caused to passengers were regretted."Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted," the post further read.
According to Indian Railways, on Friday morning, around 26 trains in the Northern Railway region are delayed due to poor visibility and other operational factors. The delays range from over an hour to more than eight hours.
For the past several days, rail operations have been hit by inclement weather conditions, primarily dense fog.
A thin layer of fog enveloped the national capital, reducing visibility in several areas. The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.6 degrees Celsius at 5: 30 AM on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Dense fog has contributed to the cooler temperatures across Delhi this morning. At 8:30 AM IST on Friday, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 6.0 degrees Celsius, while Palam saw a slightly higher minimum of 7.6 degrees Celsius.
-With agency inputs
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First Published:10 Jan 2025, 01:04 PM IST
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