Page 2 - Road Accident Victims

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

3 killed, 18 injured as bus rams into truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

A bus rammed into a stationary truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Monday, killing three persons and leaving 18 others injured

24 dead after bus en route Yamunotri falls into gorge in Uttarakhand

At least 15 people are feared dead after a bus carrying pilgrims fell into a gorge here on Sunday, officials said. The bus was carrying over 30 passengers to Yamunotri, they said. Senior officials, including Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela, have rushed to the spot. The officials said 15 of the passengers are feared dead. Further information is awaited. Yamunotri along with the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri are commonly known as Char Dham.

Couple going to market run over by roadways bus in UP's Firozabad

A couple was run over by a speeding Uttar Pradesh roadways bus in the Ramgarh area

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10 killed after truck falls into gorge in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah

Many were injured

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

India accounts for 10 per cent of global road crash victims: World Bank

India has one per cent of the world's vehicles

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

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

Govt defends hefty traffic fines, cites 500,000 accidents every year

Various reports have said a two-wheeler rider was fined Rs 23,000 in Gurugram for various norms violations, while a truck driver was given challan for Rs 59,000

SC relief for self-employed accident victims

The recent judgment provides compensation to families of the deceased above 50 years of age as well