Haryana: 12 hurt as multiple vehicles collide on Ambala-Saharanpur highway due to fog

Nearly Twenty-two vehicles on Ambala-Saharanpur highway in Yamuna Nagar collided, injuring at least 12 people. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when Yamuna Nagar was shrouded in thick fog. Vehicles on the road were crawling slow due to poor visibility.

By  Dinkle Popli December 18th 2022 09:00 PM -- Updated: December 18th 2022 09:04 PM

Yamuna Nagar , December 18: Nearly Twenty-two vehicles on Ambala-Saharanpur highway in Yamuna Nagar collided, injuring at least 12 people.  The incident occurred early Sunday morning when Yamuna Nagar was shrouded in thick fog. Vehicles on the road were crawling slow due to poor visibility. 

The accident was so serious that many vehicles were completely damaged and about 12 people were injured in these accidents, said Traffic SHO Lukesh Kumar.

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He added that a police team immediately arrived on the spot, removed the vehicles from the road and began taking all the injured to hospital.

No casualties have been reported yet, said SHO Lukesh Kumar.

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The injured have been admitted to nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment. Police investigating officer said, "There could have been 10-15 vehicles which collided but we can see only 7-8 here. I appeal to people to drive slowly as it is foggy these days."

Yamuna Nagar experienced heavy fog for the second day in a row today, significantly reducing visibility in the area.

As the injured in the vehicle involved in the first crash attempted to exit the vehicle, an additional vehicle boarded the previously impacted vehicle, resulting in multiple collusions involving nearly two dozen vehicles.

Upon receiving information about the accident, several ambulances and police cars rushed to the accident site and the injured were taken to hospital.

The collision congested the highway for an extended period of time, causing inconvenience to other travelers.

Due to heavy fog in this area, visibility has been very poor for the last two days.


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