Five injured in pile-up on Auraiya highway

Kanpur: Five people were injured on Tuesday morning in a pile-up of 12 vehicles due to dense fog on the Auraiya -Etawah highway near Karampur in Auraiya district.
Five persons travelling in separate vehicles received serious injuries while several others suffered minor injuries, the police said.
Police said they were informed in the early hours about an accident on the highway near Karampur under the limits of Kotwali police station.
The incident took place when a two-wheeler rider coming from Etawah side fell off the vehicle in the middle of the road, they said.In order to save him, a driver of a heavy vehicle applied the brakes. But due to fog, other vehicles around 12 in number piled up, they added.
The injured were taken to a nearby district hospital, police said.
District magistrate Auraiya Abhishek Singh after coming to know about the incident along with SP City Aparna Gautam, CO City Surendra Natah and other officials rushed the spot and supervised the rescue operation.
“All the vehicles were removed from highway using cranes. Few injured are being treated at district hospital, while few others were referred to Kanpur and Saifai,” said DM Abhishek Singh further.