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Mass vehicle collision on Jaipur-Agra NH leaves 1 dead

PTI
Published : Jan 29, 2017, 1:31 pm IST
Updated : Jan 29, 2017, 1:31 pm IST

A total of 35 vehicles, which were coming from Bassi to Jaipur, were involved in the collision.

A teenager died while 45 others were injured after nearly 35 vehicles rammed into each other amid fog on the Jaipur-Agra National Highway on Sunday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)
 A teenager died while 45 others were injured after nearly 35 vehicles rammed into each other amid fog on the Jaipur-Agra National Highway on Sunday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Jaipur: A teenager died while 45 others were injured after nearly 35 vehicles rammed into each other amid fog on the Jaipur-Agra National Highway on Sunday.

"The accident took place between Bassi and Kanota near Jaipur when one of the vehicle's driver applied brakes all of a sudden and hit a truck. Due to poor visibility, one after the other vehicles collided," SHO Kanota Police Station, Gauri Shankar Bohara told PTI.

A total of 35 vehicles were involved in the collision. Bohara said the vehicles were coming from Bassi to Jaipur.

The deceased has been identified as Sahil (19) from Dausa district, police.

The accident disrupted traffic on the highway that remained jammed for nearly two hours.

Tags: vehicle collision, road accident
Location: India, Rajasthan, Jaipur