Fatal Pile-Up on Yamuna Expressway Leaves 17 Dead and 89 Injured

At least 17 people were killed and 89 injured in a catastrophic 15-vehicle pile-up in dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway before dawn on Tuesday, police said. Eleven months ago, on January 15, 2024, at least 40 people were injured after two buses travelling to Noida from Rajasthan and UP collided on the same high speed road. The Yamuna Expressway connects Greater Noida to Agra, its interchanges and link roads provideDelhiand Noida access to Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mathura, Vrindavan, Aligarh, Hathras, Firozabad, and Etawah. Mathura District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh has set up a committee to inquire into Tuesday’s crash. The committee has been given two days to look into the reasons for the fatal pile-up, the DM told TheIndian Express.