Five persons, including four of a family, were killed while 15 others were injured when around 25 vehicles collided with each other on Wednesday on Delhi-Ambala National Highway-1 in Karnal district.
A car collided with a stationary truck in Nilokheri in Karnal on Wednesday morning owing to reduced visibility due to dense fog, following which other vehicles which were close behind rammed into each other, said Karnal SP, Pankaj Nain.
He said that five persons were killed in the mishap. Among the deceased, four were members of a family from Uttar Pradesh, who were going to Punjab to attend a wedding.
The seriously injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital, he said.
According to the information, the highway has been cleared and normal movement of traffic has been restored.