Haryana: 4 killed in Hisar highway accident attributable to low visibility amid dense fog | Newest Information India

Dense fog blanketed Punjab and Haryana on Friday whereas the minimal temperature within the area hovered near regular limits, meteorological division officers mentioned.

A big a part of the 2 states have been witnessing thick fog for the previous few days, resulting in decreased visibility in most locations, they mentioned.

The newest mishap comes hours after a serious accident occurred on the Bathinda-Dabwali highway in Punjab reportedly attributable to dense fog. At the least 15 folks have been injured within the incident.

The collision occurred close to Gurusar and Sainiwala villages and concerned a non-public passenger bus and a truck.

In accordance with preliminary experiences, the accident was brought on by poor visibility and the truck driver’s recklessness because the truck travelled on the improper facet of the highway.

Dense fog in Delhi

Dense fog over Delhi for a second consecutive morning decreased visibility to zero in a number of areas, officers mentioned on Saturday. Because of this, 81 trains have been delayed, and 15 flights have been diverted.

The Met Workplace mentioned there was zero visibility from 11:30 pm on Friday at Palam to 12:30 am on Saturday at Safdarjung.

The fog was accompanied by primarily calm floor winds that prevented it from dissipating.

Delhi-NCR fog: Over 400 flights delayed

At 7 am, normal visibility on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport was zero in dense fog. The Runway Visible Vary (RVR) at its runways was within the vary of 100-250 metres, with CAT III situations.

In accordance with officers, greater than 400 flights have been delayed at IGIA on Friday attributable to fog.

Such very dense fog in zero visibility with CAT III situations on the airport has been prevailing since 11:30 pm on Friday, the Met workplace mentioned.

CAT III facility permits plane to function in low-visibility situations.