FOG EFFECT: SIX INJURED AS HEAVY VEHICLES COLLIDE ON E-WAY IN DANKAUR

NOIDA: As many as six persons were injured after five to six heavy vehicles collided on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Dankaur area of Greater Noida on Sunday morning.

The incident took place around 8:30am due to low visibility amid dense fog in the area, police said. The collision between the vehicles led to a heavy traffic jam in the morning. According to officials, a police team removed the damaged vehicle from the accident site, using cranes, around 9 am.

Senior sub-inspector Firoz Khan, Dankaur police station, said that a truck hit a mini truck from behind near Dadopur village in Uttar Pradesh. “The two vehicles were travelling from Ghaziabad to Palwal. The mini truck was damaged in the collision, and other trucks moving in the same direction collided with the stationary vehicles later,” Khan said.

“We found one damaged canter at the spot. A few people suffered minor injuries, but they did not need hospitalisation,” he added.

However, a video of the accident, in which five to six damaged vehicles could be seen on the expressway, was circulated on social media platforms on Sunday.

Noida traffic inspector Ashutosh Singh said, “We issue advisories during Novemberdecember, and conduct intensive campaigns on road safety. We also paste reflector tapes on vehicles. Moreover, we keep advising people to drive slow during fog and inclement weather conditions.”

On Saturday, 12 passengers of a private bus were injured after six vehicles piled up on the Yamuna Expressway around 7 am, amid dense fog. The vehicles had collided with a broken truck at approximately 11 kilometre from the zero point.

Meanwhile, the the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that dense fog will continue to envelope Noida, Ghaziabad and Greater Noida for the next two days.