Dense Fog Triggers Deadly Pile-Up On Delhi-Agra Expressway

At least four people were killed and 25 injured on Tuesday morning when seven buses and three cars rammed into one another in thick fog on the Delhi-Agra (Yamuna) Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district. The chain collision led to a massive pile-up, with several vehicles catching fire and terrified passengers scrambling for safety as visibility on the highway remained extremely poor.

Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said fire services, local police and district officials rushed to the spot as soon as the crash was reported, and that search-and-rescue efforts were close to completion. He confirmed that four bodies had been recovered, while about 25 injured passengers were taken to hospital, none of whom were reported to be in critical condition. Authorities are also arranging government vehicles to help stranded travellers reach home.

District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh called the crash “very unfortunate”, stressing that the immediate priority was relief and medical care rather than determining responsibility. More than a dozen fire tenders and over 14 ambulances were deployed, with victims shifted to the community health centre at Baldev and the district hospital, where officials say all are out of danger. An investigation into the precise cause of the accident will follow once relief operations are complete.

Tuesday’s tragedy came barely a day after another dense-fog pile-up on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, where around 20 vehicles collided in the early hours of Monday. That incident killed four people, including two police personnel, and left up to 20 others seriously injured, again raising concerns over highway safety during periods of extremely low visibility.