Greater Noida/Noida — Delhi-NCR me Saturday morning ghane dense fog aur smog ki wajah se visibility bohot kam ho gayi, jiski wajah se Noida ke Eastern Peripheral Expressway par ek bada multi-vehicle collision ho gaya. Is pile-up me cars, trucks aur light vehicles ek ke baad ek takra gaye, aur kai log ghaayal hue.
Subah ke waqt, fog ke kaaran driver ko saamne ki road clearly nazar nahi aa rahi thi. Ye collision Chakrasainpur ke aas-paas Dadri police limits ke nazdeek hua, jahan vehicles ne ek-dusre me rukh-rukhaav me takraav shuru kar diya.
Emergency services ko turant information milte hi police aur toll staff site par pahunch gaye. Injured logo ko nearby hospitals me le jaakar turant first aid aur treatment diya gaya. Abhi tak adhikarik sankhya confirm nahi hui hai, par eyewitness ke mutabik dozen se zyada vehicles is pile-up ka hissa the.
Traffic kaafi der tak jam raha, kyunki damaged gaadiyon ko clear karne me cranes aur heavy machinery lagana pada. Gautam Buddh Nagar Traffic Police ne police team ke sath milkar expressway ka traffic regulate kiya aur gaadiyon ko safely divert kiya.
Officials ne bataya ki iss waqt NCR me smog aur fog ka AQI (Air Quality Index) ‘severe’ category me hai, jisse roads par driving hazardous ho gayi hai. Logon se kaha ja raha hai ki wo fog lamps ka istemal kare, safe distance banaye rakhe, aur zarurat na ho to drive na karein.
Is accident ke baad traffic police ne expressways par speed limits bhi reduce kar di hai — Noida-Greater Noida aur Yamuna Expressway par light vehicles ke liye max 75 kmph, heavy vehicles ke liye 50-60 kmph tak speed cap kiya gaya hai. Authorities bol rahe hain ki ye winter fog season (Dec–Feb) ke dauran road safety ke liye zaroori kadam hai.Experts kehte hain ki foggy conditions me visibility kisii bhi waqt zero tak chali ja sakti hai, is wajah se drivers ko rash driving se bachna chahiye. Authorities future me similar conditions ke liye aur strict advisories dene par kaam kar rahe hain. Official confirmation pending updates.
