At least four people lost their lives and around 25 others were injured after a devastating multi-vehicle collision on the Delhi–Agra Expressway in the early hours of Tuesday. The accident, involving a total of ten vehicles including seven buses and three cars, occurred amid dense fog and resulted in several vehicles catching fire, officials said.
The pile-up took place at around 4.30 am on the Agra–Noida stretch near Milestone 127, within the jurisdiction of Baldeo police station in Mathura district. Preliminary findings point to extremely poor visibility caused by heavy fog as the primary factor behind the accident. Police said the initial collision between three cars set off a chain reaction, with multiple buses crashing into them moments later.
Rescue teams, fire services and police rushed to the spot soon after the incident was reported. Several passengers were trapped inside the mangled vehicles, and emergency responders worked to pull them out and shift the injured to nearby hospitals. Officials said none of the injured is currently in a critical condition.
Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said near-zero visibility led to the vehicles colliding in quick succession. He added that some of the buses caught fire following the impact, but prompt action by emergency services helped prevent further loss of life. According to the police, 11 fire tenders were deployed to control the blaze, which was eventually brought under control.
Traffic on the expressway remained disrupted for several hours as the damaged vehicles were removed and the road cleared. Authorities diverted traffic to alternative routes and arranged government vehicles to help stranded passengers continue their journeys.
SP Mathura Rural Suresh Chandra Rawat confirmed that four bodies had been recovered from the scene, adding that the buses involved included one state roadways bus and six sleeper coaches, all of which were gutted by fire.
The incident comes close on the heels of a series of fog-related accidents across NCR expressways. On Monday, similar crashes on the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, the Delhi–Alwar Road and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway claimed at least six lives, underscoring the growing risks posed by winter fog and low visibility on major highways.
