Page 4 - Accidents

Baltimore bridge collapse: US safety investigators recover black box

The disaster forced the indefinite closure of the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, and created a traffic quagmire for Baltimore and the surrounding region

Baltimore bridge collapse: Two saved from river, search on for five others

The US city of Baltimore faced a major crisis on Tuesday after the Francis Scott Key Bridge partially collapsed due to a collision with a ship. At least 7 people are said to have fallen into the river

Rewari factory blast: Three more succumb to injuries, death toll reaches 10

Three more workers injured in a boiler blast at a spare parts manufacturing facility in Haryana's Rewari last week died on Friday, taking the death toll in the incident to 10, police said. "Two workers died during treatment at PGIMS Hospital, Rohtak while one worker died in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital. The death toll in the incident has now risen to 10," Dharuhera police station SHO Jagdish Chand said. The blast took place at the manufacturing facility in the Dharuhera industrial area on March 16, leaving 40 workers injured, according to the police. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini had on Wednesday met the injured at PGIMS Hospital. Saini had said he had already ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and the government would take appropriate action based on its findings. The police on Sunday had registered a case in connection with the boiler blast. The contractor and others have been booked in the case. The FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Raj Kumar

Global airline industry lobbyist says criminalising accidents is 'wrong'

"I think it's completely wrong," Walsh said in an interview with Bloomberg in Hong Kong on Tuesday. He said that such moves aren't in the interest of safety, traveling public or the industry at laarge

Portion of Delhi's Gokulpuri metro station collapses, several injured

Initial reports suggest bikes trapped under debris; rescue operation underway at the station on the DMRC's Pink Line

Jallikattu: Two dead after bulls run rampage during festival in Tamil Nadu

Earlier, 42 people, including 14 tamers and 16 spectators, were also injured in a Jallikattu event

Helmet makers demand cut in GST as 2W accidents claim goodslives in India

Two-wheelers account for 42 per cent of accidents and 41 per cent of fatalities due to road accidents in India

At least 25 girls hurt as helium balloons explode outside temple in Mehsana

At least 25 girls in the age group of 10 to 15 years received burn injuries on Saturday after helium balloons they were holding as part of a religious event exploded due to sparks from firecrackers outside a temple at a village in Mehsana district of Gujarat, police said. The incident occurred outside Lord Ganesh temple at Brahmanwada village in Unjha taluka when people were witnessing the idol consecration ceremony around noon, a Unjha police station official said. Police have made a "for information" entry in the station diary about the incident, he said. Some balloons exploded when a spark from firecrackers touched them, sending up a fireball, which left about 25 girls injured, as per the police note. The girls were taken to nearby hospitals for the treatment of burn injuries, police said. A video of the incident shows every girl was holding a bunch of small balloons outside the temple along with other people who had gathered to attend the religious event. Unjha MLA Kirit Patel

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3 killed, 9 injured as car ploughs into group in J'khand's Palamu district

At least three people were killed and nine others seriously injured after a car ploughed into a group of people returning home from a cultural programme in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Baraon village in Chainpur police station area, around 175 km from state capital Ranchi, on Monday midnight, a police officer said. They were returning to their homes after attending a cultural programme organised in the village on the occasion of the last Monday of the holy month of Shravan, he said. Additional Superintendent of Police Rishav Garg said, "Three people, including a woman, have died in the incident and six other are seriously injured. They are being treated at Medinirai Medical College and Hospital. The driver has fled with the car after the incident and a manhunt has been launched to nab him." The deceased were identified as Udal Chaurasia (34), Rohit Chaurasia (45) and Madhu Mehta (30), he added.

Three dead, one injured after dumper falls into gorge in J-K's Udhampur

Meanwhile, the injured is trapped under the vehicle and a rescue operation is on

2 dead, 2 injured in separate aircraft accidents in Wisconsin: Officials

Two people were killed and two others injured Saturday in a midair collision at an airport in Wisconsin. A Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA Eclipse 10 gyrocopter collided shortly after noon local time at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, authorities said. The aircraft belonged to individuals attending the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual fly-in convention in Oshkosh but were not involved in the air show, a statement from the organization said. The association, citing the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, said two people were killed and two injured. The injured were taken to a local hospital and were in stable condition. The association said further information would be released as additional details are confirmed. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. Separately, a plane earlier Saturday crashed into Lake Winnebago near Oshkosh, killing two people, according to the sheriff's office. The NTSB is also investigating that case, which ...

Indonesian ferry tragedy: 15 dead, 19 missing in Sulawesi capsizing

An overloaded ferry capsizes off Sulawesi island, claiming lives and leaving people missing

15 killed, over 20 injured as container truck hits four vehicles in Dhule

Official said the truck rammed into a hotel near a bus stop on the highway and overturned

For speed and safety on the tracks, Indian Railways has problems to solve

Repairs or maintenance of a railway line is unpleasant news to break to station controllers, who along with officials in divisions, guide thousands of rakes and trains every day

India increasingly becoming hot spot for crowd accidents, says study

India is increasingly becoming a hot spot for crowd accidents, with religious festivals emerging as the most likely situation to result in a dangerous crush, according to a study. The researchers created the most comprehensive database of deaths and injuries caused by crowd accidents ever compiled, which they hope will improve safety at mass gatherings across the world. The directory features details of 281 major global incidents occurring between 1900 and 2019 that resulted in at least one death, or 10 people being injured. "India and, to a somewhat lesser extent West Africa, appear to be hot spots for crowd accidents. These are rapidly developing regions, with a quick increase in population and where infrastructure is struggling to keep pace with the inflow of people from rural to urban areas," said Milad Haghani from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. "Northern India, in particular, is a densely populated area with solid religious traditions leading people to .

IATA aviation safety report shows reduction in number of fatal accidents

A safety report by the IATA showed a reduction in the number of fatal accidents and the fatality risk, compared to 2021 and to the five year average (2018-2022)

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Drivers under 40 responsible for more than 65% of road accidents in HP

Drivers below 40 years of age were involved in 65 per cent of all road accidents in the past 70 months, most of them caused by speeding and dangerous driving, police here said on Thursday. Over 6,250 people lost their lives while around 25,000 received injuries in over 15,600 road accidents in the past five years and ten months (from 2017 till Oct 2022), according to the police data. About 26 per cent of these accidents took place during 6 pm to 9 pm and the maximum cases of pedestrians being hit by vehicles were reported in the plain areas of Baddi, Una, and Poanta Sahib. The data was shared during a three-day-long training for Traffic, Tourist and Railways police held here in which 35 investigation officers participated, a release issued said. The participants were trained on several subjects including collection of digital evidence, knowledge about new electronic gadgets, the Motor Vehicle Act, and traffic rules.

Two dead, 19 injured as bus plunges into gorge in J&K's Reasi district

Two people were killed and 19 others injured when a bus carrying pilgrims to Shiv Khori temple skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Reasi district here on Sunday, officials said. The accident took place at Taryath in the Ransu area around 12.30 pm when the driver of the vehicle lost control while maneuvering a curve, they said. The bus carrying pilgrims was on the way to the famous cave shrine of Shiv Khori from Rajouri on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival, officials said. A rescue operation was launched immediately and the injured were rushed to a nearby health centre, where two of them were declared brought dead, they said, adding that 12 injured were referred to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital Jammu for specialised treatment.