Following the collision of more than a dozen vehicles on the Noida Expressway in Delhi-NCR on Saturday morning that left many injured, the Gautam Buddha Nagar Traffic Police issued a traffic advisory reducing speed limits on major roads and expressways in the district to prevent accidents as temperatures plummet and fog gets dense.
On the Yamuna Expressway, the maximum speed has been capped at 75 kmph for light motor vehicles, and 60 kmph for heavy motor vehicles.
On the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, meanwhile, light motor vehicles will be allowed to travel at a maximum speed of 75 kmph, while the limit for heavy motor vehicles has been reduced to 50 kmph.
The advisory further stated that on the Noida Elevated Road, the maximum permissible speed is 50 kmph for light motor vehicles and 40 kmph for heavy motor vehicles.
According to the advisory, the revised speed limits will remain in force from December 15 to February 15, 2026. The upper speed limit otherwise on the two crucial expressways was 100 km per hour for light vehicles, and 80 km per hour for heavy vehicles, according to officials.
The traffic police have appealed to motorists to strictly adhere to the prescribed speed limits on these roads in the interest of road safety during the winter season.
The accident that occurred in the wee hours was on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, also called the Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Expressway, a 135-km-long, six-lane highway that runs through Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, two separate accidents were also reported on Saturday on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway under the Dadri police station area due to dense fog.
Police said three vehicles collided at the Chakrasenpur flyover, while around a dozen vehicles were involved in a pile-up at the Samadhipur flyover, prompting police teams to rush to the spot and clear the damaged vehicles from the roadway.
“There were no casualties in these accidents and traffic is flowing normally. Necessary legal action is being taken,” a police spokesperson said.
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