Eight persons, including seven women, were killed in a vehicle pileup due to dense fog on the Rohtak-Rewari highway in Haryana on Monday, police said.
At least 10 others were injured in the accident in which over 20 vehicles were involved.
The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals. Two of them were said to be critical.
All the deceased were from Kirdodh village and were going to Najafgarh in Delhi in a jeep to condole the death of a relative there.
#India: Eight killed, several injured in a massive pile-up of 50 vehicles, including school buses, due to dense fog on the Rohtak-Rewari highway between #Delhi & #Haryana this morning (24). Seven of the eight dead are women. 10 of the injured are critical. pic.twitter.com/aHFTtk14wX
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The jeep collided with a pick up vehicle and was hit by a speeding truck from behind, police said, adding that all deaths were on the spot.
On getting information about the mishap, Agriculture and Panchayats Minister Om Prakash Dhankar reached the hospital. Expressing grief over the incident, he announced a relief of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh each to the injured.
The deceased have been identified as Satpal (48), Santosh (45), Kanta Devi (34), Prem Lata (50), Laxmi (63), Ram Kali (35), Sheela Devi (61) and Khazani. The condition of injured, Pushpa (30) and Mange Ram (50) of Kirdodh village remains critical at the PGI, Rohtak.
Haryana - 7 killed, several injured after 50 vehicles pile-up on Rohtak-Rewari highway due to dense fog. #Haryana #India pic.twitter.com/QcD7CkFAoG
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