Page 13 - Road Accidents

Why some people take dangerous risks when trying to avoid Covid-19

Maybe we never got accurate information to help us evaluate all the dangers we faced in the pandemic.

At least 11 killed as truck collides with passenger bus in China

A truck collided with a passenger bus on an expressway in east China's Jiangsu Province early Sunday, killing at least 11 people and injuring several others.

Explained: How do the poor cope, struggle with road crashes in India?

More than 75% of poor households that were affected by a road traffic crash reported a decline in their income due to the incident

Road accidents killed more people than Covid last year, says Gadkari

The government is serious about reducing road accidents, Gadkari said

Madhya Pradesh bus accident: 4 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 51

The accident took place in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district

Plan to reduce 50% of road related deaths by 2025, says Gadkari

Road ministry has rectified 2,500 black spots that caused accidents of the total of 6K identified nationwide and has urged states to cooperate in reducing related deaths by 50% by 2025, Gadkari said

Gadkari stresses upon making public transport safe, pollution-free

Gadkari has stressed upon the need for making the public transport people friendly, safe, affordable, accessible, cost-effective and pollution-free

Accord top priority to road safety: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked state governments to accord top priority to road safety, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs also asked the state governments to motivate people for safer movement on road, with the involvement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), using social media on major basis for awareness and education about road safety measures. He was addressing 19th meeting of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) on Tuesday here. The meeting of NRSC takes place even as the country is marking its first-ever road safety month, which began on Monday. Gadkari gave the example of Sweden where zero tolerance towards road accident reduction is adopted, the road transport and highways ministry said in the statement. He suggested that there should be a three-day mandatory training of engineers of the ministry, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Public Works Department (PWD) and various ...

Maha among three states with highest deaths in road accidents: State govt

The state saw 11,452 deaths in 2020

Gadkari hopes reduction in road accidents, deaths by 50% by 2025

Gadkari said there should be no compromise on saving the lives of the persons involved in road accidents

Parents of road accident victims entitled to compensation: Delhi HC

Parents are dependent on their children at some stage of life and it would be inequitable to deny compensation to those who lost their ward in a road accident, the Delhi High Court has said

Poor roads, faulty helmet: 6 two-wheeler riders die every hour in accidents

India needs stricter licensing laws and must ensure use of proper helmets through effective communication and fines

Concerted efforts to curb road accidents result in reducing deaths: Gadkari

Expressing concern over India accounting for 11 per cent share in global road accident deaths, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said concerted efforts have resulted in reducing crashes significantly.

Rs 14.58 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in road accident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here in Maharashtra has awarded a compensation of Rs 14.58 lakh to the family of a woman who was killed in a road accident in 2016.

From arbitration to computing damages, here're the key court orders

The Supreme Court does not generally interfere in an interim order, but if a high court passes an order, which affects the revenue of the state, it will interfere in the public interest

Govt ready to implement cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims

The scheme assumes significance as India accounts for about 500,000 road accidents per annum, one of the highest globally, in which about 150,000 people are killed and about 300,000 are crippled

At least 25,108 deaths occurred in truck accidents during 2018: Report

A truck's speed rarely goes beyond 50-60 km per hour, but they account for a high number of road fatalities every year

An organisation is making roads safer as well as protecting Good Samaritans

Building a trauma registry is next on the agenda. Currently, data on accident deaths is compiled through first information reports (FIR) recorded immediately after an accident

Story in numbers: Killer roads, fatal rides cost India 5% of GDP every year

Road accidents cost India 3 to 5 per cent of GDP every year, and are avoidable if the country improves its roads and city planning, train its drivers better, and enforce traffic laws

Road accidents in 2018 rose 2.4% to 151,000; 70% deaths in 18-45 age group

The working age group of 18-60 accounted for a share of 84.7 per cent in the total road accident deaths.