Jagran Team, Panipat. Dense fog engulfed many districts of Haryana on Saturday morning; six people lost their lives in accidents in different districts. Road accidents occurred due to fog in different districts, while deaths due to cold and suffocation were also recorded.
Visibility remained between 10 and 50 meters from morning to night, leading to vehicle collisions on highways and major roads. Many people were injured and six died in the collision between a bus, school bus, truck, car and two-wheeler.
Rail and road traffic was also affected. A major accident occurred in Rohtak district on Friday night amid fog. Two cousins—28-year-old Vicky and 40-year-old Naresh—residents of village Baland were returning to the village from Rohtak. His car went out of control near Garnavathi turn and collided with a tree. Both died in the accident.
Accident due to fog in Jind
Major accidents occurred at two places due to fog in Jind district. Accidents occurred at two places due to fog in Jind district. A 35-year-old advocate resident of Rohini, Delhi died in an accident. Due to sudden braking of the canter moving ahead on Green Field Highway, it collided with the car coming behind. Other car occupants were injured. A roadways bus, a private school bus and a truck collided near Kandela village in the same district.
The bus driver, operator and people associated with the truck were injured in the accident. The children traveling in the school bus remained safe. A woman riding a bike died after being hit by a truck amid fog in Panipat district.
Traffic disrupted due to fog
Due to fog, road traffic remained disrupted in many parts of the state. On Saturday, around 12 trains and 20 buses were cancelled, due to which passengers spent hours at the station getting information about trains on the platform, which had the biggest impact on people traveling in the morning.
The train from 8 am to 5 pm was delayed for hours. Janastabdi Swa 2, Sachkhand 2, Bathinda 2 Jhalam were delayed by 3 hours, while trains coming from Panipat were delayed, due to which railway passengers were troubled.