Agra expressway accident: One dead, 14 injured in six-vehicle pile-up due to fog

KANPUR: A bus passenger was killed while 14 others suffered injuries after a multi-vehicle pile-up on Lucknow-Agra Expressway on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday due to dense fog.
The mishap was reported near 240 milestone close to Haibatpur village under the limits of Bangarmau Kotwali police station of Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, resulting in traffic snarls on the expressway.
The pile-up ensued after six vehicles collided with one another when a double-decker bus crashed into a vehicle after hitting the divider due to poor visibility. This resulted in back-to-back rear-end collisions involving multiple vehicles.
The bus passenger died on the spot, while the injured were rushed to the community health centre for preliminary treatment. Six individuals who sustained grievous wounds were subsequently referred to the trauma center in Lucknow.
The police after receiving information reached the site and restored the traffic on the expressway.
"The accident took place due to fog, six vehicles collided one after the other in which one person died, all these vehicles were going from Lucknow towards Agra," said CO Bangarmau Vijay Anand.