FOUR INJURED IN PILE-UPS ON EPE

NOIDA: One person fractured his leg while three others sustained minor injuries in three incidents of pile-ups involving nine vehicles on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) Saturday morning due to dense fog in the Kasna area.

The incident was reported around 9.30am from a stretch of EPE located under the Kasna police jurisdiction. Police officers, however, said there were three separate pile-ups in which a total of nine vehicles were involved.

“It happened because of very low visibility due to foggy weather conditions. The incidents occurred separately at a gap of 200 to 300 metres each. A truck, a canter, a pick up and one SUV were among the nine cars pile-up which included large and small vehicles,” said Vivek Triwedi, station house officer, Kasna police station.

Police said the driver of a truck was injured seriously and one of his legs was fractured. He was rushed to a hospital and is doing fine, they added.