1 dead, 24 injured in vehicle pile-up in Uttar Pradesh amid dense fog

A pile-up involving at least 20 vehicles on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district amid dense fog on Sunday (January 18, 2026) morning left a person dead, and at least 24 injured, police said.

A state roadways bus travelling from Gorakhpur to Meerut hit a truck, following which several vehicles coming from behind crashed into one another due to poor visibility, said SHO of Faridpur Police station Radheshyam.

Three roadways buses, a truck and several cars were damaged in the accident. One of the trucks veered off the highway and crashed into roadside trees, while some vehicles slid off the road, he added.