Jalandhar. The scourge of dense fog in northern India shows no signs of abating. In Punjab, dense fog on Sunday morning severely reduced visibility, leading to several vehicle collisions in four districts. Two people were killed and 32 injured in the accidents.The injured included some students who were on their way to Chandigarh to take a clerk's exam. Seven people were killed in accidents in three districts on Saturday. More than 50 vehicles collided in various accidents in Uttar Pradesh, killing 11 people and injuring more than 70.Five heavy vehicles collided on the KMP Expressway in Nuh, Haryana, after a larger vehicle applied its brakes. A dumper and a container filled with Amazon mobile phones caught fire. The driver and another person inside the container were burned alive. The Meteorological Department has also predicted rain in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, and Rupnagar on Monday.Meanwhile, a yellow alert for thunderstorms and heavy rain has been issued for Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Jalandhar, and Ludhiana on January 22. On Sunday morning, near Pathankot Chowk in Jalandhar, a truck collided with a tractor-trailer carrying devotees during a dense fog that reduced visibility.A tractor-trailer crossing the road in front of the truck caused the collision, causing both vehicles to overturn. One pedestrian was killed by the truck, while another person was killed and seven others were seriously injured by the trolley.Similarly, in Moga district, a collision between two trucks and a car left the driver seriously injured. In Rajpura, Patiala, a PRTC bus collided with a parked truck in dense fog. Five other vehicles then collided with each other in quick succession.
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