After several days of sunshine, dense fog descended on Saturday morning. Due to very low visibility, dozens of vehicles collided one after another near Nangli Gate on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Fortunately, no major incident occurred. All the vehicles were travelling from Meerut towards Muzaffarnagar.
Upon receiving the information, Daurala police arrived and stopped vehicles approaching from behind at the toll plaza, diverting them to the other side. The police used a crane to move the damaged vehicles to the side of the road. Three of the vehicles were en route to Khatauli Mandi; one was loaded with guavas and another with peas. The drivers sustained minor injuries.
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Young Motorcyclist Dies In Collision With Vehicle On Baraut Road
On Friday night, opposite Salahpur village on the Meerut-Baraut road, a speeding vehicle collided with a young man on an oncoming motorcycle. The motorcyclist was seriously injured in the incident. Villagers admitted the injured person to the Community Health Centre in Rohta, where doctors referred him to the District Hospital in Meerut, but the young man succumbed to his injuries en route.
Shakib, a 30-year-old resident of Siwalkhas in the Jani police station area, was travelling by motorcycle at around 8 pm on Friday night. When he reached the area opposite Salahpur village, an unidentified speeding vehicle approaching from the opposite direction forcefully struck his motorcycle and fled. The impact was so severe that Shakib fell onto the road and was critically injured. Shakib was not wearing a helmet. A crowd of villagers then gathered at the scene. They subsequently took the injured man to the Rohta Community Health Centre. Upon being informed, his family also reached the hospital.