Road accident

Road safety body IRF urges FM to waive GST on 'life saving helmets'

Road safety body International Road Federation (IRF) wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, demanding removal of GST on life saving device helmets for safety of the two-wheeler riders in the forthcoming Union Budget 2023-24.

15 days ago

Two Delhi IIT students hit by car while crossing road, one dead

Two students pursuing their PhD at the IIT here were hit by a car outside the institute's gate number 1, leading to the death of one, a police official said on Wednesday

16 days ago

Indian student from Punjab dies in Australia car crash

A 21 year-old student, who had moved to Australia eight months back from Punjab's Ferozepur, died on the spot after his car collided with a truck in Canberra, a media report said.

17 days ago

10 killed in bus-truck accident in Maharashtra, CM orders probe

At least 10 persons were killed and five injured when a speeding private luxury bus carrying Shirdi Saibaba devotees crashed into a truck near Patharde in Maharashtra's Nashik on Friday, police said.

21 days ago

9 people killed, 25 injured in Gujarat road accident

At least nine people were killed and 25 others injured on Saturday when a mini bus collided with an SUV in Gujarat's Navsari, officials said.

Dec 31, 2022

Six of marriage party killed in road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district

Six members of a marriage party were killed and 22 others injured when a tractor carrying them overturned and fell into a ditch in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district.

Dec 8, 2022

Four Ayyappa devotees from Krishna district killed in Andhra road accident

Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Bapatla district on Monday.

Dec 5, 2022

7 women killed, 11 people injured in Karnataka road accident

At least seven women were killed and 11 people injured in a road accident on Saturday in Karnataka's Bidar district, police said.

Nov 5, 2022

Three students from Telugu states killed in accident in Connecticut, US

Three students from Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were killed in a road accident in the US, as per their families.

Oct 26, 2022

15 killed as bus rams into truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district

At least 15 people died when a Gorakhpur-bound passenger bus rammed into a stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, police said on Saturday.

Oct 22, 2022

Four children among 9 killed in road accident in Hassan district of Karnataka

Nine people, including four children, were killed in a road accident near Gandhinagar village in Hassan district of Karnataka.

Oct 16, 2022

Boxing coach dies in road accident while travelling to see his ward compete in 36th National Games semi finals

A Mumbai-based boxing coach, Dhananjay Tiwari, died in a road accident while he was travelling on his bike from the metropolitan city to Gandhinagar in Gujarat to watch his ward, Maharashtra's Nikhil Dubey, compete in the semifinal bout at the 36th National Games here.

Oct 12, 2022

Cyrus Mistry's funeral on Tuesday morning in Mumbai; "no condolence visits" [details]

The young tycoon Mistry's abrupt departure stunned the country and left the Indian corporate world shocked on Sunday.

Sep 5, 2022

8 killed in a bus accident on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh

At least eight people were killed and about a dozen injured in a bus accident on the Purvanchal Expressway in the state on Monday.

Jul 25, 2022

Family of five killed in K'taka road accident; police hunt for driver who fled after collision [details]

In a tragic road accident, five members of a family including four women were killed and four others were critically injured after their car was hit by an unknown vehicle. The police have launched a hunt for the driver who fled the scene after colliding his vehicle with the car.

Jul 24, 2022

Seven road accidents in Bihar on same day; at least 20 killed [details]

At least 20 people have been killed in road accidents at seven places in Bihar on Saturday, officials said.

Jun 12, 2022

UP road accident: PM Modi expresses condolence; announces relief [details]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his condolence over the death of eight people who were killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Siddhartha Nagar. He also announced compensation to the next of kin.

May 22, 2022

Karnataka: 4 students killed, 2 injured in road accident

Four college students, including a girl, were killed and two others critically injured in a road accident on National Highway 75 in Bengaluru Rural district of Karnataka on Wednesday.

Feb 16, 2022

Slow but rash driving amounts to negligent driving: Kerala HC in Sabarimala accident suo moto case

According to the ruling given by a Kerala High Court in a suo moto case based on a report by a Sabarimala devotee, recklessly driving irrespective of the speed, amounts to rash and negligent driving under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code.

Dec 13, 2021

2 Punjab farmers returning from protest site killed in road accident

Two farmers from Punjab were killed in a road accident on Saturday in Haryana's Hisar district while they were returning from the protest site at Tikri border, police said.

Dec 11, 2021