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5 injured in pile-up involving 7 vehicles due to fog in Raj

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Five persons were today injured in a road accident involving seven vehicles, including a roadways bus and a gas tanker, on Jaipur-Agra national highway in Dausa district of Rajasthan.

The accident occurred near Thikaria area on the highway due to dense fog in the morning, police said.

The roadways bus collided with the tanker, leading to a pile-up involving total seven vehicles, said Poonam Chand, Circle Officer of Police of Manpur.

The five injured were admitted to a local hospital where they were administered first-aid.

"A gas tanker was damaged. However, no leakage occurred," he said.

Meanwhile, dense fog in northern region disrupted train services on routes under North Western Railway (NWR).
 

Varanasi-Jodhpur Express has been cancelled, while seven trains including Ajmer-Jammutavi Express, Ganganagar-Rishikesh Express and Jodhpur-Howrah Express were rescheduled.

Twenty trains were running late by up to 17 hours 50 minutes, according to an NWR spokesperson.

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First Published: Dec 07 2016 | 3:57 PM IST

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