India, Dec. 16 -- Thirteen people were killed and 35 others injured after a massive vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura early Tuesday led to several buses catching fire, police said. The accident occurred around 4.30 am amid dense fog on the Agra-to-Noida stretch under the jurisdiction of Baldev police station.

According to police, at least seven buses and three smaller vehicles collided due to extremely low visibility, triggering a blaze that engulfed multiple vehicles. "The vehicles collided because of fog on the Agra-to-Noida side of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles caught fire. All the injured have been shifted to hospitals," Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said.

Baldev Police Station SHO Ranj...