Road Accident
Gadkari blames poor road designs, faulty DPRs for rising accidents in India
India recorded 1,80,000 deaths due to road accidents in 2023, said Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, during a meeting with transport ministers from all states and UTs
India's accident rates should impel spending more on training and safety
Road safety is all about ensuring that everyone stays safe while using the roads. So how do we become road safe?
Hit-and-run cases made up 38% of Mumbai's road crashes in 2023: Report
Hit-and-run incidents accounted for 38 per cent of all the fatal crashes on Mumbai roads in 2023, and majority of the victims, at 54 per cent, were pedestrians, as per a report published by the city traffic police. Occupants of the two and three-wheeler vehicles and pedestrians were majority of the victims in the road crash deaths here in 2023, an official on Sunday said quoting the data. Mumbai reported 374 deaths in 351 road crashes in 2023, marking a 39 per cent decrease since 2015, as per the report which comprised an in-depth analysis of the accidents data of that year. Among those deaths, two and three-wheeler occupants comprised 48 per cent and pedestrians 40 per cent, said the report published recently by the Mumbai Traffic Police in association of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety. Males continued to account for most of the deaths at 82 per cent, with those in the 20-39 years age group making up the largest number of fatalities among the males
Sourav Ganguly's car meets with road accident, ex-cricketer escapes unhurt
The incident occurred when a truck suddenly moved into the path of Ganguly's convoy, prompting the vehicles to brake abruptly
10 Maha Kumbh devotees killed in car-bus crash on Prayagraj highway
At least 10 devotees from Chhattisgarh died and 19 others were injured after their Bolero car collided with a bus on the Mirzapur-Prayagraj highway while traveling to the Maha Kumbh Mela
Rectification of 4,777 black spots to reduce road accidents: Gadkari
A total of 13,795 black spots have been identified on the National Highways (NHs), out of which short-term rectification measures have been completed on 9,525 such spots and permanent rectification has been completed on 4,777 black spots, Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said certain locations on NHs are identified as black spots based on the occurrence of a certain number of accidents involving fatalities and grievous injuries. "Government has taken steps for immediate short-term measures on such black spots like road markings, signages, crash barriers, road studs, delineators, closure of unauthorized median openings, traffic calming measures, etc. Long-term measures like improvement of road geometrics, junction improvements, spot widening of carriageway, construction of underpasses/overpasses, etc," Gadkari said. Replying to a separate question, he said about 1,01,900 km of National Highways (NHs) .
Rahul Dravid in heated argument after minor road accident in Bengaluru
Eyewitnesses say Dravid appeared upset, but the situation did not escalate further
Five injured, including two Czech nationals in Mumbai airport accident
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, in a statement said that it is working with the police and other teams to ensure the safety of passengers and contiunation of operations
6 dead, many missing after vehicle falls into canal in Haryana's Fatehabad
According to Sub-Divisional Magistrate, 'The 14 people were returning after attending a wedding ceremony in Punjab's Fazilka when the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a canal in Fatehabad'
Truck driver tries to flee after hitting MP BJP chief's SUV, arrested
Police have arrested the driver of a truck that hit several vehicles on a 148-km stretch in Madhya Pradesh in his bid to flee after ramming into Madhya Pradesh BJP president V D Sharma's SUV in Bhopal, an official said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday night and the police finally caught the accused after a dramatic chase involving personnel of multiple police stations and spanning several kilometres, during which the accused broke police barricades, damaged several vehicles and injured some cops, he said. The arrested driver has been identified as Ajay Malviya, said Govind Meena, in-charge of Biora Dehat police station in Rajgarh district. "The truck being driven by Malviya hit state BJP president V D Sharma's SUV in Lalghati area of Bhopal around 9.30 pm on Thursday. After that, he fled from the spot and headed to Narsinghgarh," he said. The incident occurred when the driver was returning to Shujalpur in Madhya Pradesh after offloading onions in Kolkata, he ...
9 Indians killed in road accident in Saudi Arabia; MEA condoles deaths
The Indian consulate in Jeddah has assured full support to the victims' families and is coordinating with local authorities
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.
Manu Bhaker's grandmother, uncle die in accident in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri
Manu Bhaker's maternal grandmother and uncle were killed in an accident in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri
Farooq Abdullah's convoy car crash: One member of security team injured
A Delhi Police head constable, part of the escort team of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, was injured when the car convoy collided with a nilgai on Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district, officials said on Saturday. The accident occurred near the expressway exit in Bhandarej around 1.45 pm on Friday when the National Conference leader was en route to Ajmer. Abdullah was in another vehicle, while the escort vehicle had four police personnel, including head constable Pappuram Meena, officials said. Meena was driving the Innova vehicle when it collided with the nilgai. "The injured head constable was taken to the district hospital where he was given primary treatment and discharged later," Sadar police station head constable Arvind Kumar said. He said that as soon as the accident occurred the other vehicles including the one carrying Abdullah stopped. The members of the escort team then left for Ajmer in another vehicle of the convoy. In Ajmer
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.
Noida teen critical after luxury car hits him while jogging, driver nabbed
A 14-year-old boy sustained serious injuries after being hit by a car while jogging on a service road in Noida Extension, with the police arresting the driver of the luxury vehicle, according to officials. The boy is being treated at a private hospital and his condition is critical, on official said. The incident took place around 6 am on January 9 near Stellar Jeevan Society in the Bisrakh police station area when the Jaguar car allegedly struck the boy from behind, as per a complaint lodged by the victim's father, Murari Singh. "My son Neeraj was running on the service road when the Jaguar, driven recklessly, hit him from behind. He sustained serious injuries to his head and chest and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital," Singh has said in his complaint. A police spokesperson said that following the complaint, an FIR has been registered at the local police station. "The boy is being treated for his injuries at a private hospital, where his condition remains critical. T
Chhattisgarh silo crash: Bodies of three workers recovered; toll rises to 4
The bodies of three workers were recovered on Saturday from the debris of a collapsed iron silo at a smelting plant in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district after a 42-hour operation, taking the death toll to four, officials said. On Thursday, a labourer was killed and another injured after the fly ash storage structure weighing over 350 tonnes crashed at Kusum Smelters Private Limited, located near Rambod village in Sargaon police station area of Mungeli district. Rescue teams of multiple agencies, involving over 400 personnel, launched an operation after receiving information that some workers were trapped under the rubble, officials said. "The search and rescue operation involving machines, cranes and gas cutters began on Thursday afternoon," Mungeli Superintendent of Police Bhojram Patel told PTI. He said moving the massive structure containing fly ash was an arduous task. "During the 42-hour-long rescue operation, the iron structure was shifted and fly ash removed, leading to the .
Gadkari announce a modified scheme for treatment of road accident victims
For victims of hit-and-run accidents, families will receive an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh, along with assistance in navigating legal and medical procedures
45 injured as bus rams into trucks on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan
Around 45 passengers were injured when a private bus rammed into two trucks, which had already collided with each other on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Thursday, police said. Nangal-Rajawatan DSP Charul Gupta said that a bus of devotees was going from Ujjain to Delhi when the accident occurred due to dense fog. The DSP said around 45 passengers in the bus were injured and more than 20 were admitted to Dausa District Hospital. Four were referred to Jaipur and some injured left for Noida and Delhi for treatment, she added. Gupta said the accident took place near Lahdi Ka Bas on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa district. The front part of the bus was badly damaged in the accident, police said. Additional doctors and staff were deployed on the instructions of District Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr Deepak Sharma following information that a large number of people were injured.
Death toll in Jaipur tanker truck collision rises to 14, confirms DCP
The Friday accident, which resulted in a massive fire, involved a truck loaded with chemicals colliding with a tanker carrying LPG and other vehicles
