School buses collide due to dense fog in Mohali, flights cancelled and diverted

The collision left the driver of the Delhi Public School bus seriously injured, while three school children also sustained minor injuries. All the injured were rushed to a nearby civil hospital, where they are undergoing treatment. The injured driver was referred to the civil hospital in Mohali. The police have initiated an investigation into the accident.

According to sources, one of the buses involved in the accident belonged to Delhi Public School, while the other was from St Ezra School, Kharar.
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The fog was equally severe at the airport, where flight operations were severely affected by very low visibility.

The airport authorities, in a statement, said, “Due to extremely poor visibility, flight operations were disrupted for passenger safety.” As a result, IndiGo flight 6E 7413 to Jaipur and IndiGo flight 6E 2113 to Delhi were cancelled. Additionally, Air India flight AI 1879, also bound for Delhi, was cancelled. Furthermore, IndiGo flight 6E 6448, arriving from Delhi, and IndiGo flight 6E 7414, arriving from Jaipur, were diverted to Delhi.

Airport authorities advised passengers to check their flight status with their respective airlines before heading to the airport, as normal operations will resume only after visibility improves.