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Severe cold, dense fog trigger series of road accidents across UP; 12 dead, 75 injured

Lucknow, Jan 18 (UNI) Severe cold weather accompanied by dense fog continues to wreak havoc across Uttar Pradesh, leading to a series of tragic road accidents today.
Poor visibility caused at least 22 road accidents in different districts of the state, involving nearly 70 vehicles. As a result, 12 people lost their lives and around 75 others were injured, several of them seriously.
The worst pile-up occurred in Amroha, where 15 vehicles collided with each other amid dense fog, causing long traffic jams on the highway.
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