Haryana: 8 dead in accident as 50 vehicles pile up due to fog on Rohtak-Rewari highway
Nearly 50 vehicles were hit on Rohtak-Rewari highway due to dense fog conditions.
In Short
- More than 12 people have been injured in the accident
- Of the eight dead, six are women
- There is 2-km long jam on the highway due to the accident
Eight people died and more than 12 people were injured this morning in an accident on a highway in Jhajjar, Haryana.
Nearly 50 vehicles were hit on Rohtak-Rewari highway due to dense fog conditions. School bus, cars and SUVs collided causing a 2-km long traffic jam on the highway.
Of the eight dead, six are women.
#Haryana: 7 killed in 50 vehicle pileup on Rohtak-Rewari highway due to dense fog conditions pic.twitter.com/3Wq7AjBWf9 ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2018
Images from the accident site show wrecked vehicles being removed from the highway.
"Compensation of Rs 2 lakh will be given to the kin of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh to those severely injured and Rs 50,000 to those who have received minor injuries," Haryana minister OP Dhankar said.
Jhajjar: 8 killed&10 injured in 50 vehicle pileup on Rohtak-Rewari highway due to dense fog conditions. Haryana Min OP Dhankar says, "Compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs will be given to the kin of the deceased, Rs. 1 lakh to those severely injured &Rs.50,000 to those with minor injuries pic.twitter.com/ol8nb7EnuL ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2018
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) observed moderate fog at isolated places over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh in the morning hours. Visibility at Patiala, Ambala, Hissar, Bikaner, Bareilly and New Delhi (Safdarjung) was as low as 500 m.
More details awaited.
Inputs from Partham Sharma
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