Page 12 - Road Accidents

Focus back on road crash deaths after Cyrus Mistry's fatal accident

The fatal road accident involving former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry on Sunday once again brought into focus the high number of deaths caused in such incidents every year in the country, with government data showing a record 1.55 lakh lives were lost in 2021. Mistry, 54, was killed this afternoon after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district when he was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car. The accident took place around 3.15 pm on a bridge over the Surya river. It seems an accident, said Palghar Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil. According to National Crime Records Bureau data released recently, over 1.55 lakh people were killed in road crashes across India in 2021 -- an average of 426 daily or 18 every single hour. This is the highest death figures recorded in such accidents in any calendar year so far. Besides the deaths, 3.71 lakh people were also injured in 4.03 lakh 'road accidents' across the country last year, showed the NCRB figu

4 children killed, 11 injured as jeep collides with truck in MP's Ujjain

Four school children were killed and 11 others injured after the jeep in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district on Monday, a police official said. The accident took place near Jhirniya Fata in Unhel town when the children were on way to the Fatima Convent School, Nagda, Ujjain's Superintendent of Police Satyendra Shukla said. The injured children were referred to a hospital in Indore, an official said.

Amit Shah visits AIIMS to check on injured ITBP men in J&K road accident

Union Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the AIIMS trauma centre in Delhi and took stock of the medical care being provided to three ITBP personnel injured in a road accident while coming back after completing Amarnath Yatra duty in Jammu and Kashmir. The critically injured Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force personnel -- constables Balwant Singh, Tsewang Dorje and Bablu Kumar -- were brought to the capital from Srinagar on Friday onboard air ambulance for specialised treatment at the premier health facility. "The Hon'ble home minister was briefed by the doctors about the health condition of the jawans and future medical procedures being followed. Senior officials of ITBP also briefed the him about the health condition of the injured. "He wished the injured personnel speedy recovery," a senior ITBP officer said. Pictures showed Shah standing besides the beds of the jawans and interacting with doctors and senior officers of the paramilitary force. Seven ITBP personnel

582,000 people lost lives in 1.7 mn road accidents in 4 yrs: Govt

As many as 582,000 people lost their lives in accidents in four years up to 2020 as per the data received from police department of all states/UTs, the Parliament was told

At least 19 die as bus falls in ravine in southwest Pakistan: Report

Over 30 passengers were on the bus which was heading to Balochistan's provincial capital Quetta from the country's capital Islamabad

The long road to safety

Car-makers' airbag objections are disingenuous

Govt sets target to reduce 50% road accident deaths by 2024: Gadkari

The minister said action should be taken immediately on black spots

India worst in world in terms road accident deaths: Govt tells Parliament

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday raised concern over road accidents and said that India tops the world in terms of number of persons killed in road accidents

Punjab: Deputy Commissioner apprehends errant car driver after 2km chase

A top city official on Saturday chased a car for over 2 kms and apprehended its driver for running away after hitting two scooter riders

Adoption of AI and predictive analytics to make India's roads safer

An artificial intelligence-based driver safety app could go a long way in fixing the problem

Govt will implement Rs 7,500-crore scheme to tackle road accidents: Gadkari

India does not have a very good record on road accident front and registers the world's highest deaths due to it at 1.5 lakh every year, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

PM announces Rs 2 lakh each for kin of deceased in Andhra's road accident

The incident took place on Sunday.

Nearly 48,000 people died in accidents on national highways in 2020

A total of 47,984 people died due to road accidents on National Highways, including on expressways, during calendar year 2020, Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said as many as 53,872 persons died due to road accidents on National Highways, including on expressways, in 2019. Gadkari said the major causes of accidents on the National Highways (NHs) are vehicle design and condition, road engineering, over-speeding, drunken driving/ consumption of alcohol & drug, driving on wrong side, jumping the red light, use of mobile phone, etc. He also said the ministry has issued guidelines for improving the road safety through road safety audits at all stages (design stage, construction stage and O&M stage) by engaging independent road safety experts. Replying to a separate question, Gadkari said during the oxygen crisis in March-April 2021, shortage of technically qualified trained drivers .

India saw 366,138 road accidents in 2020, causing 131,714 deaths: Gadkari

Gadkari said NHAI has identified 5,500 km, 7,300 km and 8,900 km length of National Highways (NHs) stretches for monetisation, respectively, in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25

5 distant relatives of late Sushant Singh Rajput killed in road accident

"The accident occurred on the National Highway 333 when the SUV driver lost control over his vehicle and hit the truck coming from the opposite direction near Pipara village early on Tuesday.

Telugu actor Sai Dharam Tej in stable condition after road accident

South star Sai Dharam Tej, who met with a road accident on Friday evening and was later hospitalised, is currently in a stable condition and has been recovering under medical supervision.Superstar Chiranjeevi, who is Dharam Tej's uncle, on Saturday, shared the health update regarding his nephew's medical condition on Twitter."@IamSaiDharamTej met with an accident few hours ago and has suffered minor injuries & bruises. Wish to share with All Fans and Well Wishers that There is absolutely NO cause for Concern or Anxiety. He is recovering under expert medical supervision & shall be back in a couple of days," he tweeted.Along with the tweet, Chiranjeevi also shared an official statement from Apollo hospital regarding the same.It read, "Mr Sai Dharam Tej was brought to Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, following a road traffic accident. He was incubated and put on assisted respiration at the nearest hospital and later shifted here. As of now, he is medically stable.""There are .

Tamil Nadu MLA's son among 7 killed in Audi crash in Bengaluru

Seven people, including a Tamil Nadu DMK MLA's son, were killed when the high end SUV they were travelling in crashed into a boundary wall and turned turtle at Koramangala here early on Tuesday

12 labourers killed as vehicle overturns in Maharashtra's Buldhana

At least 12 labourers were killed after a vehicle carrying them overturned in Buldhana district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said. The incident occurred near Dusarbid village at Tadegaon Phata on Sindkhedraja-Mehkar Road around 12 noon when the labourers were being taken for the work on Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway project, an official said. A total of 16 labourers were travelling in the vehicle that was also transporting steel for the highway project, he said. "The vehicle was speeding and it overturned due to a large pothole on the road. At least 12 labourers were killed and others suffered injuries," Buldhana Superintendent of Police Arvind Chavria told PTI. After getting information about it, the personnel of the Kingaon Raja police station rushed the spot and began the rescue operation, he said. While some of the injured were taken to a state-run hospital in neighboring Jalna district, others were were admitted Sindhkhedraja hospital, the official said. According

Hit and run road accidents: Govt proposes hiking compensation to Rs 2 lakh

The government has proposed a steep hike in compensation amount to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 25,000 for the families of individuals who are killed in hit and run road accidents. In case of a person sustaining grievous injuries due to such an accident, the compensation amount will be Rs 50,000. The road transport and highways ministry has proposed a scheme to enhance the compensation amount for hit and run road accident victims. There were a total of 4,49,002 road accidents in the country in 2019 causing 1,51,113 deaths, as per official data. A draft scheme was notified by the ministry on August 2. The Scheme for Compensation of Hit & Run Accident Victims seeks to enhance "compensation (from Rs 12,500 to Rs 50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2,00,000 for death)," an official statement said on Wednesday. "This scheme will supersede the earlier Solatium Scheme, 1989," it added. Under the draft scheme, the ministry has proposed the procedure for detailed investigations of roa

18 killed in Uttar Pradesh as truck rams into stationary double-decker bus

Eighteen people were killed when a truck rammed into a double-decker bus on the Lucknow-Ayodhya National Highway under the Ram Sanehighat police circle.