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Pune Porsche case: Police to employ AI to digitally recreate accident scene

The Pune crime branch officials will use artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for the 'digital reconstruction' of the accident in the Porsche car crash case

Pune crash: Doctor, teen's father exchanged 14 calls before sample switch

Porsche crash updates: The police said that it was the doctor's idea to switch the blood sample of the minor to show that no traces of alcohol were found in his body during the crash

Pune Porsche case: 2 doctors arrested for manipulating teen's blood sample

Dr Ajay Taware, head of forensics department at Sassoon Hospital, and Dr Shrihari Harnor, chief medical officer, were arrested for manipulating teen's blood reports

1.04 mn motor accident claims worth Rs 80,455 cr pending nationwide: RTI

As many as 10,46,163 motor accident claims worth Rs 80,455 crore are pending across the country and their numbers have increased constantly between 2018-19 and 2022-23, according to an information received through RTI Act. The details have been provided by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in response to the query filed by Supreme Court advocate K C Jain in April. In his query to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Jain had sought to know the total number of motor accident claims pending in the country with state- and district-wise details. He also sought to know the annual break up of claims instituted, disposed of and remaining during the last five years and the initiatives, if any, taken by the Centre for an early disposal of the motor accident claims. According to IRDAI's information, at the end of the financial years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, the number of motor accident claims pending was 9,09,166, ...

Blood test irrelevant, teen committed crime in full senses: Pune police

Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the accused teen was in full senses and knew his act of consuming liquor and then driving a car at high speed could lead to fatal consequences

Another Indian student dies in US, this time in bike accident in NY

An Indian student died in a bike accident in New York, US, on Wednesday, the Consulate General of India informed on Thursday.Shri Belem Atchyuth was a student at the State University of New York.The Consulate General of India in New York offered condolences to the family of the deceased student, saying that they were in touch with his family members and have also called on local agencies to extend all assistance.In a post on X, the Consulate General of India in New York stated, "Saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Shri Belem Atchyuth, a student at SUNY who met with a bike accident and passed away yesterday evening; our deepest condolences to the family; @IndiainNewYork is in touch with the bereaved family & local agencies to extend all assistance including sending the mortal remains back to India."The incident comes amid a spike in the deaths of Indian-origin students in the US. Earlier, in April, an Indian student, who had been missing since March this year, was ...

Juvenile rams bike into another rider in South Mumbai, killing him

A 32-year-old man died after his bike collided with a juvenile's bike in south Mumbai on Thursday, police said. The incident came days after the May 19 Pune accident involving a Porsche car driven by a 17-year-old boy in which two people were killed. The man injured in Thursday's accident in Mazgaon area, Irfan Nawab Ali Shaikh, was rushed to J J Hospital but succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment. Police detained the juvenile and transferred him to Dongri Children's Home in Mumbai, an official said. His father has been arrested, the official added.

Pune Porsche crash: MLA's visit, delay in alcohol test raise questions

A 17-year-old teen is accused of crashing his Porsche into a motorcycle in Pune, killing two IT professionals

Decoy cars, new SIM: Here's how father of Pune teen 'tried to evade' police

Real estate developer's son is accused of driving luxury car that crushed two people in Pune

Porsche crash: Why bus drivers not told to write essays, asks Rahul Gandhi

The Porsche crash incident in Pune involves a drunk minor, who killed two people with his speeding Porsche in the city's Kalyani Nagar area on pre-dawn Sunday

Father of Pune teen, who killed 2 bikers with speeding Porsche, arrested

The 17-year-old minor was involved in a tragic car accident that claimed two lives on Sunday morning in the Kalyani Nagar area of Pune

Decrease in road accident fatalities in Delhi till May 15, shows data

Slight decrease in road accident fatalities has been witnessed in Delhi in the first five months of this year, according to the data released by the Delhi Police. The data stated that up till May 15, a total of 518 people lost their lives in 511 accidents. This marks a decrease from the 552 deaths recorded in 544 crashes during the same period last year. "We have identified different locations like National Highway-24, NH-8, Ring Road, Rohtak Road, GT Road, and Mathura Road are among the top ten roads in Delhi where the highest number of fatal crashes have occurred this year so far. With this information, we can implement targeted enforcement measures to enhance road safety and ensure compliance with traffic regulations, ultimately aiming to reduce fatalities on these roads," a senior police officer said. Police further said that in addition to law enforcement measures, the Delhi Traffic Police has prioritised community engagement and collaboration to foster a culture of road ...

Bus ferrying workers in Chhattisgarh falls into soil mine pit, 15 killed

At least 15 people were killed and more than a dozen injured -- all employees of a private firm -- as the bus they were travelling in fell into a 'murum' soil mine pit in Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Tuesday night, police said. The accident took place around 8:30 pm near Khapri village under Kumhari police station limits when the victims, employees of a distillery company, were returning home after work, Durg Superintendent of Police Jitendra Shukla said. As per preliminary information, the bus with more than 30 people onboard skidded off the road and plunged into the 40 feet deep 'murum' mine, he said. "Initially 11 deaths were reported in the accident. Later four more persons died in the hospital," he added. Murum, a type of soil, is mostly used for construction. Soon after being alerted, a police team reached the spot and launched a rescue operation, City Superintendent of Police (Chhavni area) Harish Patil said. The injured persons were shifted to a nearby hospital, the ..

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

Road ministry proposes tech system for truckers to inform about accidents

The road transport and highways ministry on Friday said it has suggested that truck drivers could be allowed to use a technology system wherein they can inform authorities about an accident so that such an incident will not be considered as a hit-and-run case under the new law. "The matter comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs and it will take the final decision," road transport and highways secretary Anurag Jain said. His comments come days after some truckers went on a strike to protest against stringent provisions for hit-and-run cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which is yet to come into force. Earlier this week, the protesting truckers resumed work after talks with the government. According to Jain, truck drivers feel that if they stop after hitting a person to help the victim, they will be harmed by the public. "So we can use technology innovatively to find out the solution... We have suggested that the driver use a technology system to inform authorities, and then it .

2 killed, 55 injured after bus overturns in Maharashtra's Raigad district

Two women were killed and 55 others injured when a private bus carrying employees of a Pune-based firm overturned in a ghat in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Saturday, police said. The accident occurred at Tahmani Ghat at Mangaon around 7.30 am, an official said. The bus was carrying employees of a private firm who were heading to Harihareshwar, about 170 km from Pune, for New Year's Eve celebrations, he said. The bus was coming down from the ghat section when it overturned, killing two women passengers on the spot, the official said. Locals gathered at the scene and informed the police. The injured were initially rushed to the district hospital in Mangaon, he said. Nine out of the 55 injured persons have been referred to Navi Mumbai's MGM Hospital and Sasoon Hospital in Pune, as they suffered head injuries, the official said. The traffic on the route was affected for some time due to the accident, he said, adding that the police were in the process of registering a case agains

4 people killed in bus-tractor collision on NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh

The intensity of the collision was such that the front of the bus was completely wrecked and the bags of rice flour were scattered across the road

147 killed in road accidents in Mumbai from Jan to June this year: Shinde

As many as 147 people have died in road accidents in Mumbai between January and June 2023, the Maharashtra government informed the state assembly on Tuesday. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde gave the figures in a written reply in the House during the ongoing winter session of the state legislature in Nagpur. He was responding to a question raised by Congress legislator Ashok Chavan. Between January and June, 132 accidents took place in Mumbai and 147 people died in them. The RTO officials have already undertaken vehicle inspection drive to prevent such incidents, the CM said.

MoRTH aims to halve road accidents and casualties by 2030: Gadkari

The government aims to halve the number of road accidents and resultant deaths by 2030, revising its earlier target of achieving the same in 2024, with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday saying that despite best efforts he has not got the desired results on reducing accidents. Earlier in September 2022, the road transport and highways minister had called upon all the state transport ministers and officials to work together to reduce road accidents and the resultant deaths by 50 per cent by 2024. Releasing a report titled 'Road Safety Good Practices in India' prepared by SaveLIFE Foundation, Gadkari said, "Latest target humne rakha hai ki 2030 ke pehle hum kam se kam 50 per cent accidents aur deaths ko kam karenge (We have set a latest target to reduce the number of road accidents and the resulting deaths in the country by half by 2030." According to the latest report by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the number of road accidents in India went up 12 per cent to

In Punjab, road accidents caused more deaths in 2021, 2022: NCRB data

Road accidents in Punjab in 2021 and 2022 caused more deaths than injuries, according to the latest NCRB report. However, in neighbouring Haryana, while the number of fatalities were higher than in Punjab, road accidents caused more injuries than deaths, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data showed. Road accidents have generally caused more injuries than deaths. However, in a few states such as Punjab, these have led to a higher number of fatalities than injuries, the data shows. In Punjab in 2022, 6,122 road accidents caused 4,688 deaths and 3,372 injuries. The previous year, 6,097 road accidents caused 4,516 deaths and 3,034 injuries. In Haryana, 10,049 road accidents were reported in 2021. The figure rose marginally to 10,654 in 2022. In 2021, 4,983 people died in Haryana while the figure for 2022 was at 5,228. The accidents caused injuries to 7,972 and 8,353 people, respectively, in the two years. According to the report, accidents are indicators of bottlenecks and ot