Thick fog caused a series of vehicle collisions on the Delhi-Lucknow highway near Bahadurgarh station early Friday morning, creating hazardous driving conditions. The National Capital Region experienced near-zero visibility, and the temperature in Delhi dropped to 9.6 degrees Celsius at 5.30 am, with a minimum of 6 degrees Celsius expected.
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