Ludhiana: Heavy fog sparks chain-reaction crash; 1 dead, 5 hurt
A thick blanket of fog on the Doraha-Ludhiana bypass led to a serious multi-vehicle collision near Ajnod bridge on Sunday morning.
It started when an auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle crashed in low visibility, setting off a domino effect that left, according to police, a pedestrian dead and five people injured.
How it unfolded & aftermath
After the initial crash, a truck carrying LPG cylinders braked suddenly and was hit from behind by a car.
Things escalated when a cement truck smashed into the LPG truck, spilling cylinders onto the road.
Another truck tried to dodge them but lost control, crashing into another vehicle and the railing—tragically hitting pedestrian Bara Singh from Gurthali village.
The pile-up caused two hours of traffic chaos before emergency teams cleared the scene and took the injured to hospital.
Police say they're looking into exactly how it all happened and will take action as needed.