Several vehicles collided due to poor visibility amid dense fog on NH-91 in the Bulandshahr Kotwali Dehat area on Wednesday. Several passengers were injured in the accident, ANI reported. Videos shared on social media showed cars crushed due to the collision.
The incident comes a month after two bikers died and nearly three dozen people were injured in separate accidents due to smog in Noida and other parts of Uttar Pradesh.
A truck rammed into another on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway due to low visibility. A bus that was travelling from Panipat to Mathura could not spot the trucks and hit them from behind. About a dozen passengers in the bus were injured and rushed to hospital. Police reached the pile-up spot and started clearing the way.
Weather Forecast For Uttar Pradesh
The India Meteorological Department has forecast severe cold and dense fog in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab over the next 2-3 days. Reduced visibility can impact daily life, especially on roads and railways. The IMD has forecast that the cold wave will continue to lash Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu and Kashmir over the next two days. Similar conditions are expected in Rajasthan from December 17 to 20.
Also Read: Dense Smog Blankets Delhi Amid 'Severe' Air Quality, Temperature Drops To 5°C
A thick blanket of smog covered the national capital with the air quality settling in the 'severe' category for the third consecutive day. The chilly weather conditions persisted as the minimum temperature dropped to 5 degrees Celsius. Noida and Greater Noida recorded a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius amid 'very poor' air quality.