Fog mayhem: Multiple vehicles collide on Delhi–Sonipat road, several injured
Dense fog on the Delhi-Sonipat road led to a multi-vehicle collision Monday morning, injuring one to two individuals. Eyewitnesses reported a chain reaction, with one car initially hitting another, followed by a third vehicle striking the stationary, damaged car. Police and emergency services responded promptly to the scene.
BAHALGARH: Several people were injured after multiple vehicles collided on the Delhi–Sonipat road on Tuesday morning amid dense fog.
An eyewitness stated, “First, one car hit another car. Then, one of the cars drove away, and the other remained stationary and damaged.
A little while later, another car came and hit the damaged car from behind.
In total, three cars were involved in the collision," according to news agency ANI.
Thick blanket of fog envelops Delhi-NCR; flights diverted
“One of the cars has already left the scene, which caused the collision. One to two people are injured,” another eyewitness said.Police and emergency teams reached the spot, and the injured were provided medical assistance.Forecasts indicate moderate to dense fog conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said very dense to dense fog is likely to persist during night and morning hours over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and west Uttar Pradesh till December 31, and over east Uttar Pradesh till January 1, after which conditions are expected to improve. Weather experts attributed the fog to low wind speed and high humidity. Fog intensity dropped marginally, but moderate to dense fog will continue at least till Jan 1.
Travel will be risky on highways from late night up to 10am. The reasons include light winds, high humidity, low temperature, clear skies, among others,” said Mahesh Palawat, vice-chairman, Skymet. Earlier on Monday, IMD had issued a yellow alert for cold day conditions in isolated areas, though such conditions did not materialise. A cold day is declared when the minimum temperature is 10°C or below and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees below normal.
“Cold day conditions are unlikely now despite a drop in maximum temperatures,” Palawat said. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 8.3°C, two notches above normal, compared to 6.3°C on Sunday. The maximum temperature stood at 20.3°C, normal for the season, against 22.5°C a day earlier. Among areas recording lower maximum temperatures were Mayur Vihar at 16.7°C and Palam at 18°C. IMD said no significant change in minimum temperatures is expected over the next two days, followed by a gradual rise of one to three degrees.
Minimum temperatures are likely to remain normal over the next three days and turn above normal on January 1. Maximum temperatures are expected to stay above normal, while very light rain is likely on January 1. Dense fog enveloped the city for nearly seven hours on Monday, severely disrupting flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Over 550 flights were delayed, 130 were cancelled and eight Delhi-bound flights were diverted.