Road Accident Deaths

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to three accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case that claimed two lives, while observing that parents are to be blamed for such incidents involving juveniles. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that parents are not able to control their children. "Substance abuse is another thing but giving them (children) car keys and funds to have a gala time is unacceptable," the court observed. On January 23, the top court sought a response from the Maharashtra government on a plea filed by accused Amar Santish Gaikwad seeking bail in the case. Gaikwad represented by advocate Sana Raees Khan was alleged to be a middleman, who gave Rs 3 lakh to the assistant of a doctor in a hospital to replace a blood sample of the juvenile accused. On May 19, 2024, a Porsche allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy under the influence of alcohol, fatally knocked down two IT professionals in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area. On January 7, the top

Thane MACT orders ₹1.2 crore compensation to businessman's family after a rashly driven tempo collided with his SUV on Mumbai-Pune Expressway in 2020, killing him on the spot

The UP government has launched the Centre's Rah-Veer scheme to reward citizens who help road accident victims. Learn how good samaritans are selected and recognised under this road safety initiative

The SC bench increased an accident victim's compensation from ₹8,65,000 to ₹35,90,489, observing that it should be calculated considering the minimum wage of a skilled worker

National and state highways account for more than half of accidents and fatalities despite being less than 5 per cent of the total road length

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that 53,372 fatalities were recorded on national highways in 2023, while 52,609 people died in 2024

Fauja Singh (114) was hit by an SUV on Jalandhar highway; NRI driver Amritpal Singh Dhillon arrested, SUV seized; FIR filed under rash driving and culpable homicide sections

As many as seven people have died in a road accident involving a Sedan and a pickup truck in Maharashtra's Pune district

The accident occurred in front of Shriram Dhaba, near the Kirloskar Company at around 6:45 PM, within the jurisdiction of Jejuri Police Station

Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko was injured in a road accident; his father, CP Chacko, died on the spot. Probe underway into the car-truck collision

Supreme Court slams Centre for failing to implement cashless treatment during the golden hour in road accident cases; warns of contempt, summons top officials

Spending on safety is inadequate as accidents and fatalities continue in the country

Pedestrians continue to be the most vulnerable in road crashes in Delhi, accounting for 43 per cent of the victims, followed by two-wheelers, according to Delhi Road Crash Fatalities Report 2023. The number of deaths in road crashes decreased by 0.55 per cent from 1,264 in 2022 to 1,257 in 2023 in spite of an increase in the number of vehicles registered on road. There has also been an increase in the number of prosecutions from 4,38,052 in 2022 to 6,39,097 in 2023, along with other corrective measures taken by the traffic unit, police said. The report released on Wednesday by Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora contains an analysis of the accidents that occurred last year along with the causes, patterns and suggestions in road design, regulation and prosecution. The report will help the police outline a road safety action plan which will involve the joint efforts of multiple departments to improve education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency care. The focus is on designi

A recent report highlighted the alarming rise in road crash fatalities, with 1,571 people killed in 1,517 fatal crashes in 2022

A speeding truck rear-ended the victims' SUV, causing it to burst into flames and resulting in the deaths of all the occupants

The Pune police have registered a new FIR against the father of the teen on charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust involving 72 flat owners of a residential project in Bavdhan

Dr Ajay Taware, head of forensics department at Sassoon Hospital, and Dr Shrihari Harnor, chief medical officer, were arrested for manipulating teen's blood reports

Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the accused teen was in full senses and knew his act of consuming liquor and then driving a car at high speed could lead to fatal consequences

Real estate developer's son is accused of driving luxury car that crushed two people in Pune

The 17-year-old minor was involved in a tragic car accident that claimed two lives on Sunday morning in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune