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At least 20 dead as Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus catches fire near Kurnool

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed deep sorrow over the deaths. He has directed officials to supervise rescue and relief operations, ensure best medical care and provide supp

Kurnool bus fire: Forensic team reaches site, admin sets up control rooms

The forensic team began a detailed inspection of the vehicle and experts are collecting evidence to determine the exact cause of the fire

Over 40 killed as buses and other vehicles crash in western Uganda

Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years. Police initially gave the death toll as 63 in a statement sent to reporters, but later revised it to 46, saying in another statement that some people found unconscious at the crash scene were actually still alive. At the time of the crash, several victims were found unconscious, and some may have been mistakenly included in the initial fatality count, the statement said. Several others were injured in the crash that happened after midnight local time on the highway to Gulu, a major city in northern Uganda. Two bus drivers going in opposite directions attempted to overtake other vehicles and collided near the town of Kiryandongo, according to police. In the process, both buses met head-on during the overtaking maneuvers, the police statement said. Fatal road crashes are com

Bus carrying pilgrims overturns on Bareilly-Haridwar highway; 1 dead

A bus carrying pilgrims overturned into a ditch on the BareillyHaridwar highway early Wednesday, leaving a woman dead and over 20 injured, police said. The bus carrying 54 residents of Bareilly was returning from a religious tour in Uttarakhand when the accident occurred around 3:20 am between Nisra and Sardar Nagar villages. Jehanabad Station House Officer (SHO) Pradeep Bishnoi told reporters that a 22-year-old woman identified as Durga died on the spot. The injured were rushed to the Jehanabad Community Health Centre (CHC), from where eight critically injured passengers were referred to the district hospital. Eyewitness Shekhar told police that the driver appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. The bus had suffered three punctures during the journey, and while negotiating a turn at high speed, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to plunge into a roadside ditch. Locals and police teams launched a rescue operation and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals. A ca

Jaisalmer bus fire: Toll rises to 22; probe launched into safety lapse

The death toll in the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway bus fire tragedy climbed to 22 on Thursday, with two more people succumbing during treatment, officials said. The Rajasthan Police detained two people, and a probe was launched into possible lapses in bus manufacturing and safety standards. On Thursday, while two people succumbed to injuries, one died en route to Jodhpur in an ambulance. DNA tests have confirmed the identities of 18 victims. One body remains unidentified. Of the 13 injured, the condition of three continues to be critical. Jaisalmer Superintendent of Police Abhishek Shivhare said bus owner Turab Ali and driver Shaukat Khan were taken into custody for questioning. The bus body manufacturer, Manish Jain of Jodhpur-based Coach Vasaj, has already been booked, and his workshop sealed by the Regional Transport Office (RTO), Jodhpur. Shivhare said a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the case. "There were 35 passengers in the bus 22 died and 13 are

Jaisalmer bus fire: Jammed door trapped passengers, bodies being verified

A jammed door in the AC sleeper bus that caught fire near Jaisalmer was the main reason for the high number of casualties, police said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma personally reviewed the rescue and medical response, and called the incident "deeply tragic". Twenty passengers were burnt alive and 15 others sustained critical burn injuries after the private bus travelling to Jodhpur on Tuesday afternoon caught fire, barely 10 minutes after it left Jaisalmer. Kailash Dan, Additional SP, Jaisalmer, said the fire caused the bus door to get locked, preventing passengers from escaping. "Most of the bodies were found in the aisle of the bus, which shows that people tried to escape but couldn't because the door was stuck," he told PTI. The bus caught fire near the Army War Memorial. The Army personnel reached the site quickly and joined the rescue operations. The door had to be pried open, while a few passengers managed to escape by breaking windows. Water from a passing .

At least 15 killed, many injured as bus plunges over 1000ft in Sri Lanka

At least 15 people were killed and another 15 injured in a road mishap in the Badulla District of Uva Province, southern Sri Lanka, police said on Friday. A group of over 30 people were on a pleasure trip from the southern town of Tangalle when their bus went down a precipice over 1000 feet around in the Ella town around 9 pm local time on Thursday. The bus had collided with an oncoming jeep before hitting the road railing and going down. The dead include nine women. They all were employees of the Tangalle Urban Council. The rescue efforts were undertaken by the military, police, disaster management teams, and residents, the Newsfirst web portal reported. Officials said the injured have been admitted to the Badulla Teaching Hospital, with several said to be in critical condition, Adaderana reported.

Tour bus overturns in New York, kills five; Indians among passengers

A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people, including Indians, aboard crashed and rolled on its side on an interstate highway, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities have said. The driver apparently became distracted, lost control and overcorrected before the bus went into the right shoulder and flipped over shortly before 12:30 pm on the eastbound side of Interstate 90 in Pembroke, New York, about 40 km east of Buffalo, state police Maj Andre Ray said at an evening news conference on Friday. He did not say how the driver became distracted, adding that the cause remains under investigation. Ray said the passengers ranged in age from 1 to 74. Multiple people were ejected from the bus during the crash, and five people all adults were pronounced dead at the scene, Ray said. Many others became entrapped in the wreck and were rescued. Dozens were taken to hospitals. Ray said it didn't appear any other people had life-threatening ...

One dead, 39 injured as bus carrying pilgrims falls into gorge in J&K

A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured, officials said. The accident took place at Jatwal, when the bus carrying pilgrims to Katra from Uttar Pradesh, suffered a tyre burst and skidded off the highway near a small bridge, they said. The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Iqbal Singh of Amroha, they added. A rescue operation was launched and the injured were shifted to the hospital in Samba. Seven of them were later admitted to AIIMS Vijaypur.

PM expresses grief over Himachal bus accident, announces aid of ₹2 lakh

The HRTC bus was travelling from Sarkaghat to Durgapur when it met with the accident

Amarnath Yatra: 6 pilgrims injured in bus collision in J&K's Ramban

At least six Amarnath pilgrims suffered minor injuries in an accident involving three buses in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. The buses were part of a convoy headed for Pahalgam base camp in south Kashmir from Jammu's Bhagwati Nagar. The accident took place near Chanderkoot, along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said. They said the accident occurred due to failure of the brakes of one of the buses which then hit two other vehicles. The injured were immediately given medical aid. The convoy left for its destination after the damaged buses were replaced, officials said. The fourth batch of 6,979 pilgrims -- 5,196 men, 1,427 women, 24 children, 331 sadhus and sadhvis and one transgender -- left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in two separate convoys between 3.30 am and 4.05 am. While 4,226 pilgrims left in 161 vehicles for Nunwan base camp for the 48-kilometre traditional Pahalgam route, 2,753 pilgrims were headed for the shorter but steeper 14-kilometre B

Uttarakhand bus accident toll rises to 6, body of pilgrim found 150 km away

The body of another victim was retrieved from Uttarakhand's Haridwar district, 150 km away from the spot where a bus fell into Alaknanda river near Gholtir village here, officials said on Saturday. The death toll in the incident has now increased to six. The victim was identified as Lalit Kumar Soni (48), a resident of Pratap Chowk Gogunda, Rajasthan. A 31-seater bus taking pilgrims from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to Badrinath fell into the Alaknanda river near Gholtir between Rudraprayag and Gauchar. Five bodies had been found till Saturday, officials here said. Six pilgrims are still missing. Search and rescue operations are underway, they added.

2 dead, 15 injured as bus collides with stationary truck in Uttar Pradesh

The injured were identified as Anil Soni (32) and Sushma (23), both residents of Chhote Sifat in Shakti district of Chhattisgarh

At least 25 Indian tourists injured in Nepal bus accident, 3 critical

At least 25 Indian tourists were injured when the bus ferrying them to Nepal's Pokhara met with an accident in the neighbouring country's Dang district, police said on Saturday. The police said 19 tourists were admitted to the community health centre in Tulsipur in this Uttar Pradesh's district, which shares a border with Nepal. Three of the injured are in critical condition and are undergoing treatment in a Nepal hospital. The accident on Friday is suspected to have been caused by a brake failure. Most of the injured are from Lucknow, Sitapur, Hardoi and Barabanki districts of Uttar Pradesh, the police said. Receiving information about the accident, police from Nepal's Gadhawa reached the spot and admitted the injured to a local health centre from where 19 people were brought to Tulsipur. Circle Officer (Tulsipur) Brijnandan Rai confirmed that 19 Indians were undergoing treatment at the local community health centre. He added some of the injured were discharged after first aid w

J-K CM Omar Abdullah expresses grief over tragic bus accident in Manda

The incident, which occurred when the bus was en route from Katra to Delhi, resulted in 17 pilgrims sustaining injuries after the vehicle fell into a gorge near the Manda area

Two killed, 12 children hurt as truck collides with bus in Chhattisgarh

A teacher and a driver were killed and 12 students returning from a tour were injured in a collision between a private bus and a truck in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district on Monday, police said. The accident occurred near Chikalputi village on National Highway 30 under the City Kotwali police station limits. "Students of a government school in Kevat Tola village from Mohla Manpur district had gone on a tour of Bastar and Dantewada districts in a hired private bus. "While returning, the bus collided with a truck around 2 AM, killing the driver and a teacher," a police official said, adding that 12 students were injured. Police personnel rushed to the spot and shifted the injured children to the Kondagaon district hospital, the official said, adding that four of them are in critical condition. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, he added. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief and directed officials to provide better treatment to the injured.

4 dead, 15 injured as truck rams into bus in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor

Four passengers were dead and 15 others were injured in an accident involving a bus and a dumper truck in this district, a police official said on Friday. The accident occurred around 11:15 pm on Thursday at Gajulapalli village in Chittoor district, he added. "Four passengers died on the spot and 15 others sustained injuries. Of them, four are seriously injured and 11 persons sustained simple injuries," Chittoor sub-divisional police officer T Sainath told PTI. Madurai bound bus was from Tirupati with 26 passengers, he added. The truck hit the bus on its side, police said. Injured passengers were taken to CMC Vellore, SVIMS and other local hospitals, said Sainath. Police registered a case under section 106 of BNS. The truck driver is absconding, police said.

10 dead, 30 injured after car plows into New Year crowd in US New Orleans

Ten people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day, according to NOLA Ready, the city's emergency preparedness agency. New Orleans police earlier said they were responding to a mass casualty incident, including fatalities. NOLA Ready advised people to stay away from the area.

At least 66 die after truck plunges into river in southern Ethiopia

At least 66 people have died after a truck plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia, a hospital director said Monday. The accident took place Sunday when an old, overcrowded truck that was contracted by wedding guests fell off the Gelan Bridge, where villagers said traffic crashes have happened before. The medical director at Bona General Hospital in the southern Sidama region, Lemma Lagide, told The Associated Press on Monday that 64 people died on site and two others at the hospital. He said those patients in need of more sophisticated critical care were transferred to a bigger hospital in Hawassa. Delays in rescue efforts in the remote village were blamed for the high number of casualties. Villagers said they tried to save people from the raging river only with sticks. A villager, Serak Boko, told AP that moments before the accident, music was blasting out of the truck and people dressed in suits were dancing and waving. It is common for people in rural Ethiopia to hire truck

4 dead, 24 injured as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand's Bhimtal

Injured passengers were rushed to nearby hospitals in Bhimtal for immediate medical treatment