Road Accident Victims

Hathras accident: CM asks officials to ensure proper treatment for injured

In Toli village under the Sikandara Rao police station limits in Hathras, a double-decker bus rammed into a truck parked on the roadside due to the negligence of bus driver which claimed 2 lives

3 injured after being hit by car driven by minor in Delhi's Geeta Colony

Three people were injured when they were hit by a car, which was being driven by a minor, in east Delhi's Geeta Colony area on Saturday morning, police said. The incident occurred at Patparganj Road around 7.30 am. Three people were standing on the roadside when a Baleno going towards Krishna Nagar hit the trio before stopping. A 16-year-old boy was driving the car with his friend, also a teenager. They were caught by the passersby and handed over to the police, a police officer said. The car is registered in the name of the minor's father, the officer said. The injured have been admitted to the hospital, police said.

14 dead, many injured as tempo falls into gorge in Uttarakhand: Key updates

The vehicle was on its way to Chopta when the accident took place this morning

Pune crash: Police registers 6th FIR against teen's father in cheating case

The Pune police have registered a new FIR against the father of the teen on charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust involving 72 flat owners of a residential project in Bavdhan

Pune crash case: Teen's father, grandfather booked in separate suicide case

Pune Porsche case: The police has charged the father and grandfather of the minor boy, along with three others, in a case of abetment to suicide

Pune crash: Juvenile Justice Board extends remand of minor till June 12

Pune Porsche crash case: The minor teen was remanded to an observation home for juveniles on May 22, and his remand ended on Wednesday (June 5)

Pune Porsche crash: Minor teen admits he was drunk when accident happened

The accused minor admitted to the police that he was drunk driving on the night of May 19, when he crashed his Porsche into a motorcycle, killing Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini Costa

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

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

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

Indonesia bus crash kills 11, mostly students, due to brake failure

A bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in Indonesia's West Java province, killing at least 11 people, mostly students, and injuring dozens of others, officials said on Sunday. The bus carrying 61 students and teachers was returning to a high school in Depok outside Jakarta, the capital, late Saturday from the hilly resort area of Bandung after a graduation celebration, said West Java police spokesperson Jules Abraham Abast. It sped out of control on a downhill road and crossed lanes, hitting several cars and motorbikes before it crashed into an electricity pole, he said. Nine people died at the scene and two others died later in the hospital, including a teacher and a local motorist, Abast said. Fifty-three other people were hospitalised with injuries, including some in critical condition, he said. We are still investigating the cause of the accident, but a preliminary investigation showed the bus's brakes malfunctioned, Abast said. Local

SC notice to Delhi L-G office on 'Farishtey Dilli Ke': What is this scheme?

Under the 'Farishtey Dilli Ke' scheme, the government awards Rs 2,000 and a certificate to those taking accident victims to the hospital

Centre plans to introduce cashless treatment of accident victims pan India

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) plans to roll out the facility of cashless medical treatment of road accident victims across the country in three to four months, a top government official said on Monday. Road Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain while inaugurating an event organized by the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) noted India has the highest number of road accident deaths in the world. "Free and cashless medical treatment to accident-injured victims is part of the amended Motor Vehicle Act 2019 (MVA2019). Some states have implemented it but now the Ministry of Roads in league with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will be fully implementing it across the nation," Jain said. He added the facility will be rolled out in three to four months. According to him, it is envisioned to provide access to cashless trauma care treatment for road accident victims at the nearest appropriate hospital in the country, in accordance with the Supre

To encourage helmet usage, IRF submits proposal to make them GST-free

Section 129 of the Central Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 mandates the wearing of helmets for all two-wheeler riders

40 injured after state bus overturns in Gujarat's Lakhtar taluka: Officials

According to the officials, the bus that overturned was on its way to Junagadh from Deodar

Eight including two children killed in road accident in Tamil Nadu: Police

Eight persons, including two children, were killed after a car and truck collided head-on near here on Sunday, police said. While the cause of the accident is being probed, four men and a woman, besides the two children were killed on the spot, Chengam town police said. The accident occurred on the Tiruvannamalai-Bengaluru highway and the occupants of the car were returning to the Karnataka capital after visiting a temple in Tamil Nadu. Another woman who was rushed to a government hospital succumbed to her injuries and in total, eight persons were killed, police added.

Samruddhi Mahamarg was not built for people: Raut slams govt over accident

Sanjay Raut further said that the concerned Minister should be asked what was he doing for 6 months and the government should ask for his resignation

Young adults constitute the largest chunk of road accidents: AIIMS study

Of the 3,885 vehicles involved in road crashes till July, 73.8 per cent were two-wheelers

9 killed as tractor falls into drain in UP's Saharanpur, 4 of them children

A tractor-trolley fell into a drain near Redhibodki village in the Saharanpur district, leaving nine people dead, four of them children, police on Thursday said. The incident took place Wednesday evening in the Tajpura area when a tractor carrying around 50 devotees was on its way to Randaul village for a religious event, Superintendent of Police, City, Abhimanyu Manglik told PTI. On Wednesday, police recovered four bodies from the drain. The victims were identified as Sulochana, 58, Manglesh, 50, and Aditi and Arjun, both aged five and 12. Five bodies recovered on Thursday are yet to be identified, Manglik said. Several people were washed away due to a strong current in the river. A rescue operation is still on to retrieve one missing person, the SP said. The spot was visited by Saharanpur District Magistrate Dr Dinesh Chand and SSP Dr Vipin Tada. Tada told PTI that the villagers had been told not to take the route but the driver disregarded the warning. An excavation machine h