Dense Fog Causes Massive Highway Pile-Up in Bareilly

A massive pile-up on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway in Bareilly, due to dense fog, resulted in one death and multiple injuries. The chain-reaction accident involved at least 20 vehicles, including roadways buses, cars, and trucks. The mishap caused significant traffic disruptions before being cleared.

In a tragic incident on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway, a 20-vehicle pile-up in Bareilly district on Sunday morning left one dead and 24 injured. The severe crash, attributed to dense fog, caused widespread disruption.

The sequence of collisions began when a roadways bus traveling from Gorakhpur to Meerut struck a truck. As visibility worsened, vehicles behind failed to halt, leading to a chain reaction. Among the damaged were three roadways buses and several cars.

Police reported that co-driver Rahul from Muzaffarnagar succumbed to his injuries, while driver Atar Singh is under serious care. The incident resulted in substantial traffic snarls, eventually resolved after police intervention.