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Dense Fog Triggers NCR Expressway Pile-Ups, At Least Four Dead

Near-zero visibility set off chain crashes, with spilled cargo making one stretch slick.

Overview

  • A major chain collision near Raniyala Patakpur in Nuh on the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway involved roughly 18–20 vehicles, killing a CISF inspector and a Jaipur businessman and injuring more than 30 people, according to police and highway officials.
  • The National Highways Authority of India said the sequence began when a passenger bus hit a dumper truck; a second dumper carrying guavas toppled and created a slippery surface that accelerated the pile-up.
  • Separate fog-hit crashes were reported across the region, including a DND–Faridabad flyway incident where a speeding SUV struck a parked container truck, killing two men identified as Vishal Kumar and Sandeep Kumar.
  • On the Eastern Peripheral Expressway near Greater Noida, about 20 vehicles collided in low visibility, leaving at least a dozen people injured and causing hours-long traffic disruption before clearance.
  • Early Tuesday reports described several buses catching fire on the DelhiAgra Expressway after a crash, with initial accounts indicating casualties as rescue operations continued and details were still being confirmed.