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Four persons died and two were injured on Sunday morning when the car by which they were travelling from Puducherry and a goods carrier collided on East Coast Road near Kalpakkam. The police said Senthil, 53,of Saram in Puducherry, accompanied by his friend Murthy, 60, and his relatives were heading towards the city in a […]

Four people were killed and three others were injured when their vehicle collided head-on with another car near Rangampalayam in Sirumugai in the district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Aravindh Ponnusamy, 26, a resident of Kalikanaickenpalayam, Mohanraj subbaiyan, 47, a resident of Bilichi, P Naveen Kumar, 45, a resident of Veerakeralam and D […]

MUMBAI: State transport minister Anil Parab released a 72-page handbook on Friday, that contains road safety measures for students, to be distributed to schools across the state. “The book, in simple language, provides do’s and don’ts for road safety and inculcates good habits among students, who can then influence their elders,” said Parab. He added that […]

Walking along the new Metro corridor on Kanakapura Road (Yelachenahalli-Anjanapura section) could soon be hassle-free, thanks to a slew of initiatives being taken up along a 6.4-km stretch to boost non-motorised transport. BMRCL is laying wider footpaths (2.5m-3m) on both sides of the road to help pedestrians access Metro stations, which will have crossover facilities for walkers […]

Bareilly Regional Transport Office (RTO) will be observing a week-long “Road Safety” drive in the city between October 5 and 11. The transport authorities will be conducting various traffic rule awareness programmes to sensitise vehicle-users about basic guidelines. Enforcement activities will also be intensified across the city to check erring drivers. Officials at the transport department said this time awareness rallies […]

Many passengers were injured when a Delhi-bound bus turned over on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Thursday. The bus had started its journey from Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar district. The incident took place in Nagla Khangar area, according to reports. The bus overturned about 10-foot away after breaking the railing on the expressway. The bus, […]

As many as three riders were booked under culpable homicide for causing an accident by driving on the wrong side of the road. According to traffic police, over 85,000 violators were booked for driving on the wrong side this year alone. Last year, the cases were as high as 1.5 lakh.Road safety experts said the people who […]

Coimbatore: Four people were killed and three others were injured when their vehicle collided head-on with another car near Rangampalayam in Sirumugai in the district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Aravindh Ponnusamy, 26, a resident of Kalikanaickenpalayam, Mohanraj subbaiyan, 47, a resident of Bilichi, P Naveen Kumar, 45, a resident of Veerakeralam and […]

Around 5,489 black spots across the national highway network were identified between 2015 to December 2019 with Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh having the biggest share of such highly dangerous stretches. Stretches of NH of about 500 metres where at least five road accidents have taken place during the last three calendar years resulting in […]

Four friends died in a road accident after the vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with another car on Sathyamangalam-Sirumugai road near Rangampalayam in Coimbatore district on Saturday. Three others were injured in the accident. The deceased have been identified as Aravindh Ponnusamy, 26, a resident of Kalikanaickenpalayam, Mohanraj subbaiyan, 47, of Bilichi, P […]