The blast was so powerful that it was heard by people a long distance away from the spot, the official said
The incident took place at around 4 am when a group of people hailing from Chittoor district of the state were travelling in the mini bus towards Hyderabad, a senior police official told PTI
Goyal on Friday said with more focus on safety, no death has been reported due to train accidents in nearly 22 months
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deepest condolences to the families of those killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Varanasi-Jaunpur highway in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district. Six people were killed and 11 others injured in the accident. All the 17 people were travelling in a jeep after attending a cremation in Varanasi, police said, adding the collision took place between the vehicle and a truck. "Got the sad news of the death of people in a road accident near the Varanasi-Jaunpur border in Uttar Pradesh. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those people and wish a speedy recovery for those who have been injured in the accident," Modi was quoted as saying by the Prime Minister's Office.
The tragedy took place near Kosamba village, around 60 km from Surat, police said, adding that all those killed hailed from Rajasthan
It is a wedding that will never happen as the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode snuffed out the life of the prospective young bridegroom.
The Chief Secretary said the gas leak resulted in 12 deaths, while 454 others had to be admitted to various hospitals
The Railways announced a comprehensive probe into the accident which occurred at 5.15 am near Karmad, around 30 km from Aurangabad city
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The leakage is believed to have taken place when the plant's employees were preparing to reopen it following some recent relaxations announced by the government
As many as 3,000 people were evacuated to safe places and at least 800 were admitted to various hospitals, according to initial reports
LG Chem, the owner of LG Polymers, said in a statement that the gas emitted in the leak can cause nausea and dizziness when inhaled
Kannauj MP Subrata Pathak, who visited the spot, said that at least 20 people have died in the fire and several others have been injured.
According to the police, there was one more car accompanying the Ertiga and all the occupants were residents of Sambhal district who were on their way to Delhi.
Police have said they believe the dead were Chinese but Beijing said the nationalities had not yet been confirmed
Belgian investigators were working to establish where the trailer came from before reaching the port
Around 2,500 people were shifted to safer places in Baramati tehsil after water was released from the Nazare dam on the Karha river near Jejuri, district officials said
The pandal was uprooted by strong winds, trapping the people sitting under it, police said, adding hundreds of devotees were attending the programme
The viscera examination on 11 more bodies is yet to be conducted to find out if these too were alcohol-related deaths
As per the latest data released by road and transport ministry, 9,408 children lost their lives to road crashes in 2017 alone