Ratlam, March 28 (IANS) In yet another road mishap on the busy Ratlam-Indore four-lane highway in Madhya Pradesh, four persons sustained grievous injuries when a private bus they were travelling in rammed into a moving truck in Dharad village on Saturday. The incident occurred around 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Dharad four-lane crossing bridge.According to preliminary police investigation, the bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle at high speed when it rammed into the rear of a slowly movi…
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Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) A Lamborghini owner has been booked after performing a high-speed drifting stunt at Anil Kumble Circle on MG Road in Bengaluru in the early hours, police said on Saturday. Officials stated that the incident occurred around 2-3 a.m. The luxury car was seen drifting dangerously, turning the busy junction into a stunt zone and endangering other drivers. The act was captured on surveillance cameras and witnessed by several commuters.Cubbon Park police registered a…
Anuppur, March 20 (IANS) A devastating road accident on National Highway-43 (NH-43) claimed the lives of two individuals when a speeding car collided with a parked tractor-trolley in the Tama police station area of Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur district, said officials on Friday. The incident occurred late Thursday evening as the car, en route from Shahdol towards Manendragarh in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, rammed into a stationary tractor-trolley.Police officials said the tractor-trolley was parked a…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) In a significant move to tackle rising traffic congestion and curb urban pollution, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday announced in the State Council and Assembly that the issuance of new auto-rickshaw permits across the state has been suspended with immediate effect from March 9.The minister stated that the state Cabinet will soon deliberate on the specific criteria and guidelines for future permits, and further actions will be dictated by the Cabinet…
Ahmedabad, March 2 (IANS) Police arrested Vishal Gurjar, former Youth Congress office-bearer and nephew of ex-Congress MLA Himmatsinh Patel, late Sunday night, for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into two parked cars in Maninagar, Ahmedabad. The incident took place near City Corner Hotel, close to Maninagar Police Station, between 11 pm and 1 am.According to officials, the car rammed into two vehicles parked along the roadside. One car sustained visible damage, while a two-wheeler was kn…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A delivery executive lost his life after being struck by a speeding car in West Delhi’s Subhash Nagar area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.According to police, the accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. when a fast-moving car rammed into the motorcycle being ridden by the delivery boy. The impact was so severe that he died on the spot.On receiving information about the incident, police teams rushed to the scene and began an investigation. The offending vehi…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to impose a blanket gag order on media reporting in connection with the Dwarka road accident case involving a minor accused. Observing that press freedom cannot be curtailed entirely, the Delhi High Court underscored that freedom of expression and of the press are integral to a democratic society. It was hearing a plea filed by the father of the juvenile accused in the accident that claimed the life of a 23‑year‑old motorcyclist…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The mother of a 23-year-old man who lost his life in a car crash in Delhi’s Dwarka on February 3 has alleged that the 17-year-old accused was filming social media reels while speeding his SUV moments before the fatal collision.Sahil Dhaneshra was killed after a Scorpio, allegedly driven by the minor, rammed his motorcycle head-on near Lal Bahadur Shastri College around 12 p.m. The impact also led to a collision with a roadside parked cab, leaving its driver seriously i…
Vadodara, Jan 27 (IANS) Former India cricketer Jacob Martin was taken into custody after his luxury sports utility vehicle allegedly struck three parked cars while being driven in an intoxicated condition in Vadodara, Gujarat, during the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. He was later released on bail, while his vehicle was impounded for further examination.The accident occurred at around 2.30 am in the Akota locality when Martin was travelling from the Akota area towards his home on OP Roa…
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) In a major development, the Karnataka High Court on Friday lifted the ban on bike taxi services in the state, allowing operators to resume services. The court also permitted the state government to impose necessary conditions in accordance with the law.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi allowed a batch of appeals filed by cab aggregators ANI Technologies (Ola), Uber, Rapido and others, challenging an earlier single-judge order that had …