Woman dies, 30 injured in Jhelum pile-up amid dense fog

A woman died and 30 other people including children and passengers were injured when about ten vehicles collided with each other amid dense fog in Jhelum early Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Police and rescue teams rushed to the spot after being informed and shifted the injured to a hospital where doctors described condition of five of the wounded as serious.

As many as 10 vehicles collided with each other as the visibility turned almost zero due to fog on GT Road near Chungi No 5 in Jhelum. 

JHELUM (Dunya News) - Dense fog on the Grand Trunk (GT) Road led to a massive accident near Chungi No 5 in Jhelum in the wee hours of Thursday, leaving 30 persons wounded, Dunya News reported.

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In a separate incident, a car carrying a family from Narowal to Lahore plunged into a nullah in Chungi Amar Sadhu, leading to one death.

The director general of Rescue 1122 urged the public to exercise punctuality on the roads, emphasizing that rushing contributed to numerous accidents. He also advised people to pause their journeys during dense fog rather than attempting to push through.

The director general highlighted the additional challenge of inaccessibility for rescue vehicles due to the fog, which could hinder their timely arrival at the accident site.

Dense fog shrouded the cities of central Punjab, including Lahore, leading to reduced visibility, accidents, and complicating navigation for the last many days.

Reporter Raja Waqar