Mathura,

16 Dec (HS): According to a police official, a vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna

Expressway here early Tuesday killed six persons and wounded nearly two dozen others. Around

4:30 a.m., at least seven buses and many smaller cars crashed in the severe

fog, according to the officer. The event took place under the jurisdiction of

the Baldev Police Station.

The

accident killed six persons and wounded twenty-five. The vehicles crashed owing to poor visibility

on the Yamuna Expressway from Agra to Noida.

Some cars also caught fire. SSP

Mathura Shlok Kumar stated that all injured people have been taken to the

hospital. Images

from the scene showed charred wreckage of busses that had taken fire. Cranes

were sent in to take them off the road.

According

to the officer, the individuals were transported to their destinations in

government cars. He noted that because the route is obstructed, diversions are

being established.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi