Road Accidents: News

14 Oct 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: 10 killed, four injured as SUV collides with truck

Ten people were killed and four others injured on Sunday when their SUV collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.

10 Oct 2018

Kenya

Bus crash kills at least 40 in Western Kenya

Over 40 have been killed in a bus accident in Western Kenya today.

06 Oct 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Minibus falls into gorge in J&K, killing 10, injuring 15

At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured when a minibus fell into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said today.

01 Oct 2018

Yogi Adityanath

UP: Six bus passengers killed after being run-over by truck

Six passengers were today killed and three others injured after being hit by a speeding truck while they were pushing a roadways bus that had broken down.

22 Sep 2018

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla: Three couples among 13 dead in road accident

Thirteen people, including three couples, died after a vehicle veered off a road in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

14 Sep 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: 17 killed, 16 injured as mini-bus falls into gorge

At least 17 passengers were killed and 16 injured when a mini-bus skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in J&K's Kishtwar district today, officials said.

12 Sep 2018

Telangana

Telangana bus tragedy: Man at wheel recently presented 'best-driver' award

The driver of the bus that plunged into a ravine in Telangana killing 57 people was conferred the best driver award by the government only last month, officials said today.

11 Sep 2018

Telangana

Telangana: 40 pilgrims feared dead as bus falls into gorge

At least 15 passengers died and 25 others were critically injured after a state-owned Road Transport Corporation bus fell into a valley in Telangana's Jagtial district on Tuesday, officials said.

09 Sep 2018

Honda Civic

Delhi: Drunk man runs car over men sleeping on footpath

In a suspected case of drunken driving, a 25-year-old man drove his car on a footpath in West Delhi's Rajouri Garden, killing two men and injuring two others in the early hours on Sunday.

21 Aug 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: Constable pushes accident victim's body with foot; suspended

A Chhattisgarh Police constable, Neeraj Sahu, allegedly pushed an accident victim's body with his foot, prompting authorities to suspend him.

Delhi: Homeless woman run over by SUV, dragged for 300m

On Sunday night, at around 9pm, a 50-year-old woman was killed in Connaught Place after she was run over by an SUV driven by a 20-year-old fashion student.

12 Aug 2018

Gujarat

Gujarat: 7 family members killed as car falls into ditch

Seven members of a family, all minors, were killed when their car fell into a ditch in Gujarat's Panchmahal district, police said today.

Rs. 1.22cr compensation to kin of man killed in accident

A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded over Rs. 1.22cr to the family of a North Delhi resident, Rajesh Jain, who was killed in a road accident in Haryana on January 5, 2014.

09 Aug 2018

Lok Sabha

65% of those killed in road-accidents in 18-35 age group

As many as 65% of the people killed in road accidents are in the 18 to 35 years age group, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha.

09 Aug 2018

Narendra Modi

#PolicyExplainer: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana at just Rs. 12

One cannot emphasize enough the need for having personal accident coverage in today's world. But not everyone can afford accidental insurance as the premium rates are often too high.

04 Aug 2018

Jharkhand

Five Jharkhand State Electricity Board employees killed in road accident

Five employees of Jharkhand State Electricity Board were killed while another is battling for life after a truck hit their vehicle in Seraikela, about 35 km from Jamshedpur.

01 Aug 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Near-fatal accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway after road caves in

Four people narrowly escaped death as their car fell into a 20-feet deep ditch along the Agra Lucknow Expressway this morning.

31 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mimicking Ethan Hunt's stunts? Not 'Mission Impossible' for Mumbai Police

From 'Race-3' to popular sitcom 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S' and teen drama '13 reasons why', Mumbai Police have posted tweets with its own twists to all.

28 Jul 2018

X

PM Modi, Fadnavis, Rahul condole deaths in Maharashtra bus accident

Expressing grief over the death of 33 people in a bus accident in Maharashtra's Raigad district today, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the administration was trying to provide all the necessary assistance.

24 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: 'Drunk' driver rams Jaguar into 12 cars, 21 bystanders

At least 21 people were injured and a dozen vehicles damaged when a speeding Jaguar crashed into them in Mumbai's Andheri yesterday evening.

22 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Actor Siddharth Shukla's BMW rams into three cars, booked

Actor Siddharth Shukla was booked by Oshiwara police after his BMW crashed into three cars leaving one injured on Saturday evening in Mumbai.

Uttarakhand: Death toll in Tehri bus accident rises to 16

The death toll in Uttarakhand's July 19 Tehri district accident, where a bus rolled down a 250-meter deep gorge, has risen to 16.

Uttarakhand: 14 killed, 17 injured as bus falls into gorge

Fourteen people were killed and 17 injured in Uttarakhand's Tehri district when a state-run bus they were traveling in fell into a deep gorge around 15km from Chamba town this morning, a senior official said.

16 Jul 2018

India

Nearly 200 soldiers become disabled every year: Top Army doctor

Nearly 200 armed forces personnel become disabled every year, a senior doctor for the forces said, citing road accidents and snow avalanches, especially in hilly-terrains, as the prime reasons.

16 Jul 2018

Pakistan News

Pakistan: 18 killed as speeding-trailer rams into bus in Hyderabad

At least 18 people, including three of a family, returning from a wedding function were killed in a road accident in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh early today, police and rescue officials said.

15 Jul 2018

India

Potholes killed 10 people daily in 2017. Terrorism killed 2

Judging by fresh data released by the states, Indians should fear potholes more than they do terrorists.

12 Jul 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

13 Amarnath pilgrims injured as vehicle rams into stationary truck

Thirteen Amarnath pilgrims were injured when their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today, a police official said.

11 Jul 2018

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Road accident victims die as onlookers take selfies, make-videos

Three persons, who met with an accident in Barmer (Rajasthan), died after writhing in pain for nearly 30 minutes even as a group of onlookers clicked selfies and made videos with no one coming forward to the help of the injured.

11 Jul 2018

Karnataka

Bengaluru Police hires 'Yamraj' to deliver road safety message

Bengalureans were surprised to see a mace-wielding 'Yamraj' on the roads yesterday, stopping helmet-less two-wheeler drivers.

09 Jul 2018

India

Delhi: 5 injured in road accident in Punjabi Bagh

Five persons were injured after a car driven by a 27-year-old woman in an inebriated state hit their vehicle in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area yesterday, police said.

01 Jul 2018

Uttarakhand

45 killed as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand

Forty-five people were killed when the bus they were traveling in rolled down a 60m gorge in Pauri Garhwal district this morning, the Uttarakhand Disaster Response Force confirmed.

23 Jun 2018

Gujarat

Gujarat: 7 killed, 24 injured as truck falls into rivulet

At least seven persons were killed and 24 others injured when a truck carrying them fell into a rivulet near Rajula town of Amreli district in Gujarat.

22 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: 19-year-old girl rams car into vehicles, hits 9 people

A disturbing CCTV footage has come to the fore showing a speeding car ramming into several vehicles, hitting nine people on the way, before coming to a stop at a traffic light junction.

19 Jun 2018

Bihar

Bihar: 6 children killed, 3 injured in road accident

Six children were killed and three others injured when a car carrying them, skidded off a road and fell into a pit filled with water in Bihar's Araria today, police said.

11 Jun 2018

Kailash Gahlot

In one year, Delhi lost 1,584 people in 6,673 road-accidents

A whopping 1,584 people were killed in 6,673 road accidents in Delhi in 2017, with Mukundpur Chowk in North West Jahangirpuri topping the list, said Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot.

09 Jun 2018

YouTube

Kumaoni folk singer Pappu Karki killed in road-accident near Nainital

Popular Kumaoni folk singer Pappu Karki and two others were killed today when their car turned turtle on Herakhan Road, around 40 km from Nainital.

16 May 2018

Football

Former Aston Villa defender Samuel killed in a car crash

The football fraternity has been left stunned after former Aston Villa and Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel was killed in a car crash on Tuesday.

13 May 2018

Himachal Pradesh

Six killed as bus rolls down hill near Shimla

At least six people were killed and 12 injured when their bus rolled down a hill and fell into a gorge near Nai Neti on Solan-Rajgarh road, 70km from Shimla.

Indian cricketer Shardul Thakur's parents injured in a road accident

Chennai Super Kings and Indian national team pacer Shardul Thakur's parents met with a road accident and were rushed to a hospital in Palghar.

03 May 2018

Bihar

Bihar: At least 27 dead as bus catches fire

At least 27 people were killed when a bus turned turtle on the NH-28 in Motihari (Bihar) this afternoon and caught fire, TOI reported.