Overview
- Police say seven to eight buses and three smaller vehicles collided around 4:30 a.m. near Milestone 127 on the Agra–Noida carriageway, triggering fires that gutted multiple buses.
- Rescue teams from police, fire services, NHAI and the SDRF deployed at least 11 fire tenders, diverted traffic and later cleared the expressway, with stranded passengers moved in government vehicles.
- The official death toll rose to 13, with officers reporting burn fatalities and DNA sampling to identify charred bodies; two victims were named as Akhilendra Pratap Yadav and Rampal.
- Authorities reported dozens injured and said none were in critical condition in initial updates, while the district magistrate ordered a magisterial inquiry and set up helplines as the CM and PM announced ex-gratia payments.
- The Mathura crash capped a day of fog-linked accidents across Uttar Pradesh, where police tallied at least 25 deaths statewide as the IMD warned of continued dense fog and officials urged convoy movement and low-speed travel.