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The state government has decided to constitute expert committees in each district to analyse causes of road accidents and suggest remedial measures to minimize such mishaps. Additional district magistrate (ADM) will head the committee in districts. “We will constitute district level road safety monitoring committees (DRSMCs) under the chairmanship of ADM. Regional transport officer will […]

 Researchers at IIT Roorkee have developed a system to lower risks of accidents in low visibility conditions. The team is also working on prototyping and commercialising this technology. As different components of an automatic driver assistance system (ADAS) such as blind-spot detection, lane departure warning, and collision warning require clear image data. The technology aims […]

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday condoled the death of Sikh pilgrims in a road accident in Pakistan. At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, were killed when a mini-bus carrying them back from Nankana Sahib shrine rammed into a train at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday. “Deeply saddened by the demise of Sikh pilgrims […]

Easing of lockdown rules triggered a spurt in the number of road accidents in the national capital. Delhi saw nearly 150% increase in the number of road accidents in the month of May compared with April.According to the Delhi Police data, 67 accidents took place during the lockdown in April, while as many as 173 accidents took place in the next 30 days after […]

Pune: The Covid-19 curbs may have had some chance gains, statistics released by the city police on Wednesday revealed Fatal accidents between April and June dropped by 45% — from 31 during April-June 2019 to 17 during the same period in 2020. The number of casualties in accidents also dropped to 19 during the three […]

The Union Road Transport Ministry has said that its new cashless scheme for road accident victims will come under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). TOI on Tuesday had reported that the government is planning on providing cashless treatment for road accident victims and creating a special road accident fund.The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna or PM-JAY was launched in […]

Hyderabad: Three members of a family died after their car crashed into a truck at a junction in Suryapet on Friday. The driver is said to be in critical condition. M Sadanandam (70), his wife M Vijaya Kumari (60) and son M John Joseph (32), from Palakollu in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, were travelling to Hyderabad […]

JAMMU: Five persons were killed in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Friday. The police said a car skidded off the road after it went out of the driver’s control in Raggi Nallah area of Doda district. “The vehicle plunged into a deep gorge, killing all its five occupants. The debris of the […]

Bareilly: Regional transport authorities conducted online classes on road safety for drivers of public transport vehicles, during the Road Safety Awareness week being observed across the state. Officials at Regional Transport Office (RTO) said that around 40 drivers deputed in public transport vehicles, including UPSRTC buses, autorickshaws, those engaged with motor training schools and even […]

RANCHI: Jharkhand witnessed a 70% reduction in road accidents during the lockdown period between March and May this year, the data compiled by the road safety wing of the state transport department has revealed. Between March 24, when the nationwide lockdown came into force, and May 31, a total of 304 accidents were recorded in which 211 persons died and 227 others sustained […]