A 41-year-old assistant commandant of CRPF was killed after his car rammed a truck near Baraut highway under the limits of Handia police station on Thursday morning. His driver was also injured in the accident. The deceased Santosh Kumar was a resident of Chhapra in Bihar. According to Handia police, the accident occurred when Kumar […]
Punjab Raises Road Safety Bar, Sets up Taskforce to Control Accidents
In probably the first of its kind initiative in the country, the Punjab government has institutionalised road safety by designating a chief engineer at the state level and executive engineers in all the 22 districts. These officials will ensure road safety, which till now was without any accountability. As many as 4,507 people lost their […]
108 Ambulance Staff Members Return Rs 4 Lakh to Kin of Road Accident Victim in TN
Two 108 ambulance employees received praise for handing over Rs 4 lakh cash to the family of a road accident victim they rescued.According to police, S Alexander, 37, who ran an overseas job consultancy at Pattukottai, met with an accident around 5.30am on the Papanadu Road. His two-wheeler rammed gunny bags, containing black gram crop, stacked on the roadside. He […]
Two Youths Killed in Road Accident
Two motorcycle-borne youths were killed in a road accident on the Kangeyam Main Road near Bavani Nagar in Tirupur on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as S Kareen, 19, a resident of Periya Thottam and K Karanraj, 19, of Kunnangal Kadu. The two-wheeler crashed into a vehicle deployed by the city corporation to repair […]
Meerut: Good Samaritans Helping Road Accident Victims to Get Rs 2,000 Reward
MEERUT: Administration in Meerut on Wednesday decided to give a Rs 2,000 cash reward to those who extend help to road accident victims and take them to hospital. Such a scheme is already in place in other parts of the state and also in neighbouring Delhi. The administration also decided to put up retro reflective tapes at 39 crossings in […]
Incomplete Stormwater Drain Inundates Parts of GST Road
The heavy downpour on Tuesday flooded the stretch of GST Road near Chromepet, causing severe hardship to motorists. The problem was so severe that portions of the road were submerged under more than 4 feet of rainwater, resulting in a few parked cars and two-wheelers practically floating. The GST Road being an important arterial road […]
3 of a Family Die in Mishap at Munagala
Three members of a migrant worker’s family from Krishna district died in a road accident in Munagala on NH-65. The deceased were identified as Naga Malleswara Rao, 42, his wife Mamoollamma, 35, and their daughter Durga, 16. Rao’s five year old son Konda Babu suffered severe injuries in the accident. According to Munagala SI Satyanarayana Goud, the mishap occurred at around 5pm when a speeding SUV coming […]
40% Dip in Road Accidents, Fatalities Down By 32%
Amid all the negativity surrounding the Covid-induced lockdown, the restrictions have come as a blessing in disguise in a way as the number of accidents has come down significantly. The city has seen 40% drop in the number of road accidents reported in first six months of 2020 as compared to the corresponding period last […]
6 killed, 20 injured after bus hits stranded SUV on Lucknow-Agra Expressway
Six people were killed and at least 20 others injured when the private bus they were travelling in fell off the Lucknow-Agra Expressway after hitting another vehicle in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred at around 5:15am 122 kilometres from the state capital of Lucknow. The bus, according to police, […]
40% Dip in Road Accidents, Fatalities Down By 32%
Amid all the negativity surrounding the Covid-induced lockdown, the restrictions have come as a blessing in disguise in a way as the number of accidents has come down significantly. The city has seen 40% drop in the number of road accidents reported in first six months of 2020 as compared to the corresponding period last […]