GHAZIABAD: Over 15 vehicles collided on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway in Masuri area of Ghaziabad due to dense fog and poor visibility in the wee hours of Sunday. As per police, around 5 people received minor injuries but one truck driver is seriously injured. The injured people were sent to nearby hospitals for medical attention.Over 15 vehicles collided on #Delhi- #Meerut Expressway in Masuri area of #Ghaziabad due to dense fog and poor visi… https://t.co/4REcz3EnYP— TOI Noida (@TOINoida) 1676784935000After the incident, the local police, fire tenders and ambulances reached the spot. The injured were later taken to the hospital for treatment. Later, the police helped clear the traffic jam.As per police, most of the vehicles that collided were cars. Initially, the occupants of the car that collided were received minor injuries and they were released from hospital after treatment. But the driver of truck Harikesh Kumar (24) is seriously injured, a resident of Bareilly. He was going to Ghaziabad from Meerut. “Immediately a police team reached the spot and took all the injured to a nearby hospital but they were discharged after a couple of minutes as they received minor injuries,” he said.”The accident took place at around 8am. At the time of the accident, the visibility was very poor due to fog on the highway. A truck suddenly slowed down and after which one by one 15 vehicles including cars and small trucks collided. A long traffic jam was on the expressway which was cleared by police and it took almost two hours,” Patil Nimish Dashrath, ACP of the area said.Police haven’t received any complaint in the case and no casualties were reported. On December 4, 2020, a 30-year-old man was killed and 10 others were injured in a pile up of several vehicles on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway. Six vehicles, including three heavy vehicles, collided with each other as visibility was poor due to fog.
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