Delhi smog triggers serial car collisions
- 7 years ago
This is the shocking moment cars collide into one another as heavy smog made road conditions perilous near New Delhi today (November 8).
Low visibility resulting from record air pollution triggered a serial mishap involving 13 vehicles on the Yamuna Expressway.
As people on the pavement shouted warnings to drivers, speeding cars drove in adding to the pile up.
A video shared by noted Radio Jockey Sid caught at least two incidents of cars ramming into each other as their passengers hurried to get out.
A police officer Farmood Ali Pundir said six people received minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital and discharged after first aid.
Air pollution in New Delhi shot 10 times over the safe limit on Tuesday morning as thick smog enveloped the city.
Fine particulate matter PM 2.5, which are small enough to enter lungs, peaked at 742 micrograms per cubic meter. The World Health Organization's safe limit for these particles is 60.
The Indian Medical Association has declared a public health emergency and warned people not to go out.
Air quality dips in Delhi at this time of year due to bursting of Diwali firecrackers and crop burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.
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Low visibility resulting from record air pollution triggered a serial mishap involving 13 vehicles on the Yamuna Expressway.
As people on the pavement shouted warnings to drivers, speeding cars drove in adding to the pile up.
A video shared by noted Radio Jockey Sid caught at least two incidents of cars ramming into each other as their passengers hurried to get out.
A police officer Farmood Ali Pundir said six people received minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital and discharged after first aid.
Air pollution in New Delhi shot 10 times over the safe limit on Tuesday morning as thick smog enveloped the city.
Fine particulate matter PM 2.5, which are small enough to enter lungs, peaked at 742 micrograms per cubic meter. The World Health Organization's safe limit for these particles is 60.
The Indian Medical Association has declared a public health emergency and warned people not to go out.
Air quality dips in Delhi at this time of year due to bursting of Diwali firecrackers and crop burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.
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