At least four people were killed and 25 others injured after a major chain collision in near-zero visibility turned a stretch of the Delhi–Agra Expressway into a scene of devastation in the early hours of Tuesday (December 16). Several buses and cars crashed into one another and went up in flames.
Rescue teams are responding to what officials describe as one of the most serious fog-related accidents of the winter season.
As per India Todaythe crash occurred at around 2 am on the Agra–Noida carriageway of the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura district. Police said six buses and two cars were involved in the pile-up amid dense fog, leaving motorists with almost no time to brake or evade the impact. The collision was so forceful that the vehicles caught fire almost immediately, trapping passengers and causing panic.
Fire engines, police teams and ambulances were deployed to the site shortly after the incident. Authorities said rescue and relief efforts were ongoing, and the injured were being transported to hospitals by ambulance.
More information is awaited as authorities continue search and rescue operations and assess the full magnitude of the tragedy on the expressway.
(This is a developing story…..to be updated)
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