Page 15 - Road Accident

7 killed, 15 injured after bus falls into canal in Andhra's Prakasam

The bus was on its way from to Kakinada

6 dead in school bus-SUV crash on Delhi-Meerut expressway near Ghaziabad

The accident took place on NH-9 near the Crossing Republic Police Station

Former Indian cricketer Praveen Kumar escapes unhurt in major accident

Kumar's Land Rover Defender collided with a speeding canter near the commissioner's residence in Meerut and his son was with him during the accident

Massive rocks crush three cars on Nagaland highway during landslide

The heavy boulders sliding down from the mountain reduced three cars to heaps of metal, resulting in the death of two persons while injuring three others

5 killed, including four minors as truck falls into river in MP's Datia

Four minors and a woman were killed and several others injured when a truck in which they were travelling overturned and fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district on Wednesday, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said. The accident took place in the wee hours near Buhara village in Datia district when some people from Gwalior were going to Jatara in Tikamgarh district for a marriage ceremony, Mishra told reporters. The truck carrying the people, belonging to Khatik community, overturned and fell into the Buhara river, he said. A 65-year-old woman, a boy aged 15 and three other children were killed in the accident, he said. Many others were injured. Most of them were rescued and undergoing treatment in hospital, the minister said. Rescue operation was underway at the spot, he added.

Amit Shah expresses anguish over Odisha road accident that killed 12 people

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed anguish over a road accident in Odisha that killed 12 people in a wedding party and said his thoughts are with the victims' family members. Twelve members of a wedding party were killed and seven injured after their bus collided head-on with another in Odisha's Ganjam district. "Anguished by the tragic road accident in Digapahandi (Odisha) that claimed precious lives. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with their family members. May the Almighty give them the strength to bear this. I also pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," Shah said in a tweet. The accident occurred late on Sunday near the Digapahandi area on the Berhampur-Taptapani Road when the bus ferrying the wedding party collided with another passenger vehicle, Superintendent of Police (Berhampur) Saravana Vivek M said. The group was returning to Khandadeuli after attending a wedding ceremony in Berhampur when the accident occurred.

12 killed, several injured in bus accident in Odisha's Ganjam district

District Magistrate of Ganjam Dibya Jyoti Parida said that the injured were rushed to the MKCG Medical College for treatment

Seven killed, 42 injured in bus collision in Pakistan's Sindh province

At least seven people were killed and 42 others injured in a collision between two passenger buses in the Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. Benazirabad Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Mohammad Younis Chandio said the accident took place on the Mehran Highway near Nawabshah around 4 am when two passenger buses en route from Karachi and Peshawar collided with each other. The injured are being treated at the People's University of Medical and Health Sciences, Dawn News quoted him as saying. According to the DIGP, the collision occurred because of the high speed of the vehicles. He added that the Mehran Highway was closed to traffic after the accident and vehicles were diverted towards the National Highway. Earlier this month, at least 13 people, including five women, were killed and 31 others injured when a bus veered off the Islamabad-Lahore Motorway and overturned near Kallar Kahar. Traffic accidents are common in Pakistan due to poor maintenance of r

Two killed, at least 30 injured as two buses collide head-on in Tamil Nadu

Two persons were killed and at least 30 injured in a head-on collision involving two private buses in Cuddalore district on Monday, police said. The front portion of the two vehicles were completely damaged in the accident at Melpattampakkam in Panruti. Immediately after the mishap, members of the public and police rushed to the spot and helped rush the injured to hospital. Police said the exact cause of the accident was being probed. Initial reports indicated that the front tyre of one of the buses burst leading to the driver losing control of the vehicle as a result of which it collided into a bus coming in the opposite direction, police added. Senior district revenue and police officials rushed to Melpattampakkam to help the injured.

15 people, mostly seniors, killed in highway crash in Canada, says official

A bus carrying mostly seniors collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the province of Manitoba on Thursday, killing 15 people and injuring 10 more, Canadian police said. Rob Hill, Commanding Officer of the Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said the bus was carrying 25 people and authorities are deploying all their resources in the province to the scene. Ten people were taken to hospitals. TV broadcasters aired images of what looked like a large van or bus smoldering in a ditch near a transport truck with a smashed engine on a road. The pavement was littered with debris broken glass, a large bumper and what looked like a walking aid. Seven blue and yellow tarps were stretched out. Ambulance helicopters have been dispatched to the scene from Winnipeg and Regina. The news from Carberry, Manitoba is incredibly tragic. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted. I'm sending my deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones today, and

4 dead, 3 injured as chemical tanker explodes on Pune-Mumbai Expressway

Four people were killed and three injured when a chemical-laden tanker caught fire following an accident and exploded on Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Tuesday, police said. The accident took place on the expressway stretch between Lonavala and Khandala, an official said. The tanker caught fire following an accident and exploded causing fiery balls of the chemical to fall on the motorists travelling on the road below, he said. Four motorists on the road below sustained injuries, of which three died, while one occupant of the tanker was killed and two others in the vehicle were injured, said the official from Lonavala police station. The injured were rushed to a hospital, he said, adding that the fire at the scene has been extinguished.

'Road accident death rate fell in Kerala after AI cameras started working'

Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju has said the road accident death rate has come down in the state after the Artificial Intelligence (AI) cameras became operational. Raju, after an evaluation meeting of the AI cameras installed across the state as part of the 'Safe Kerala' project, addressed the press here on Friday and said 3,52,730 violations were detected by the cameras from June 5 to 8. He said Keltron, which verifies the detections, uploaded 19,790 cases on the integrated transport monitoring system and the Motor Vehicles Department has issued challans in 10,457 violations. "On an average, 12 road accident deaths were reported in Kerala per day, but after the installation of the AI cameras it has come down to 5-8 in the state," Raju said. He also said seat belts will be made mandatory for the drivers and front seat passengers of heavy vehicles from September 1. "Among the violations, 7,896 were by passengers in cars by not wearing seat belts. 6,153 were riding without hel

8 including 2 children killed, 17 injured in road accident in northwest Pak

At least eight people, including two children of the same family, were killed and 17 others injured when a passenger vehicle fell into a deep ravine in a mountainous terrain in northwest Pakistan, authorities said on Friday. The pick-up vehicle was carrying 25 passengers of the same family who were going to Chitral from Upper Dir. It plunged into a ravine at Kochhan Gol near Lowari Top on Thursday while negotiating a sharp turn, authorities said. According to Rescue 1122 officials, four of the injured are said to be in critical condition. Road accidents are common in Pakistan and are caused mainly due to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and unprofessional driving. Passenger vehicles are frequently crammed to capacity and seatbelts are not commonly worn, meaning high death tolls from single-vehicle accidents.

Minibus crash kills 25 people, nine children in northern Afghanistan

A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The accident happened in a mountainous area with half-paved roads in Sar-e-Pul province as the passengers were returning from a wedding. They were traveling from one part of Sayyad district to another. Din Mohammad Nazari, the spokesman for the local police commander, blamed the minibus driver for the crash. He said the car fell into a deep pit because of his carelessness. Nazari did not say if there were any survivors. Traffic accidents are common in Afghanistan, mainly due to poor road conditions and carelessness of drivers on highways.

Guj saw 44% dip in road accidents in 10 yrs despite rise in vehicle numbers

Road accidents in Gujarat decreased by 44 per cent in the last 10 years despite a rise in the number of vehicles, a state minister said on Wednesday. Gujarat Minister of State for Transport Harsh Sanghavi, who chaired a meeting of the Gujarat Road Safety Authority in Gandhinagar during the day, attributed this drop in the number of accidents to the efforts taken by the Gujarat Road Safety Authority in reducing the time taken for transporting the victims from the accident sites to nearby hospitals. During the meeting, Sanghavi informed the stakeholders that though the number of vehicles have increased since 2012, Gujarat has reported a decrease of 44 per cent in road accidents between 2012 and 2022, an official release said. The state government as well as the Gujarat Road Safety Authority made this possible with the help of 5E strategy - engineering, enforcement, emergency, education and awareness and effective coordination, he was quoted as saying. On the occasion, Sanghavi ...

Seven dead, some injured in road accident at Guwahati's Jalubari area

As per the preliminary investigation, the police have found that the deceased persons are students

One dead, five injured after DTC bus loses control in Delhi; driver held

The mishap occurred at around 4:45 p.m. when the bus going from Nehru Place to Maharani Bagh lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles

The Kerala Story actress Adah Sharma shares update after road accident

Adah Sharma, an actress in The Kerala Story, and director Sudipto Sen were involved in a car accident. They had met in order to attend an event together but their accident forced them to cancel

Driver in deadly Texas crash charged with manslaughter, says Police

The driver of an SUV that crashed into a crowd of people at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter, police said on Monday. Authorities believe driver George Alvarez, 34, of Brownsville, lost control after running a red light Sunday morning and plowed into a crowd of Venezuelans outside a migrant centre. Authorities were still investigating whether the crash was intentional. Police Chief Chief Felix Sauceda said Alvarez was charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The SUV ran a red light, lost control, flipped on its side and struck 18 people, Sauceda said at a news conference on Monday morning. Six people died on the scene and 12 people were critically injured, he said. Officials have said the death toll later rose to eight. Alvarez tried to flee, but was held down by several people on the scene, he said. Victims struck by the vehicle were waiting for the bus to return to downto

BSF vehicle plunges into gorge in J-K's Poonch, one killed, six injured

A BSF personnel was killed and six injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a police official said on Sunday. The accident occurred in the Balnoi area of Mendhar when the driver of the Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle lost control while negotiating a blind curve on a hilly road, the official said. A rescue operation was immediately launched and the injured were evacuated to a nearby hospital where one of the critically injured BSF personnel succumbed to his injuries, he said. The condition of four of the injured was stated to be critical, the official added.