Jammu, June 24 (IANS) At least 23 pilgrims were injured on Wednesday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said here, adding that two of the injured sustained critical injuries.Officials said the pilgrims were injured after a minibus carrying devotees to the revered Sukrala Mata shrine near Billawar town of the district dropped into a gorge in the Simbli area when the driver lost control of the wheel.The officials said the minibus was on its way to the shrine whe…
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Patna, June 19 (IANS) The convoy of Mokama MLA Anant Kumar Singh narrowly avoided a major road accident while returning to Patna after attending a wedding ceremony in Badpur village within his Assembly constituency. The incident occurred late on Thursday night near the Sabnima petrol pump in the Athmalgola police station area of the Barh subdivision.According to an official, the convoy was travelling along the four-lane highway when a vehicle at the front of the convoy allegedly lost control and…
Patna, June 12 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended over the Bihar Police Department after four people, including three Station House Officers (SHOs) posted in Madhepura district, lost their lives in a horrific road accident in Begusarai early Friday morning.Expressing deep sorrow over the tragedy, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary described the deaths as an irreparable loss for the police fraternity.In a condolence message posted on social media, the Chief Minister said, “The news of the unti…
Patna, June 12 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed the lives of four people, including three Station House Officers (SHOs) from Bihar Police, early Friday morning in the Sahebpur Kamal police station area of Bihar’s Begusarai district.The incident has triggered a wave of grief and shock across the police department, particularly in Madhepura district, where the officers were posted.According to preliminary reports, the deceased police officers have been identified as Sajan Kumar, SHO of Ratwar…
Patna, June 8 (IANS) A devastating road accident claimed the lives of three pilgrims and left more than 20 others injured after a tourist bus carrying devotees from Andhra Pradesh rammed into a truck on the Grand Trunk Road (NH-19) in Bihar’s Aurangabad district.The accident occurred late Sunday night near Bhawani Hotel, between Bhediya and Dev Mor, under the jurisdiction of the Aurangabad Mufassil police station.The impact of the collision was so severe that one side of the bus was completely r…
Surat, June 2 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and around 15 others injured after a major road accident involving two Maharashtra State Transport (ST) buses and a tractor near Uva-Manekpor village in Bardoli taluka of Gujarat’s Surat district on Tuesday, officials said. According to preliminary information, a Maharashtra ST bus travelling from Dhule to Surat via Navapur collided with a tractor moving ahead of it on the highway.The impact caused the bus to cross the central divider and cr…
Chicago (United States), May 18 (IANS) A 25-year-old Indian student lost her life while six others were injured in a tragic road accident near Chicago in the United States, officials confirmed on Monday (Indian time). The fatal accident occurred late on Saturday night (US time) along Interstate 65 near Crown Point in Lake County, Indiana, according to the police.According to local media reports, the deceased student has been identified as Navya Gadusu. The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed …
Bhopal/Dewas, May 17 (IANS) At least three labourers were killed and two others seriously injured in a road accident in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, said officials on Sunday. The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m.- 1.00 a.m. near the Berkhedi crossing, close to Chaubaradhara, within the jurisdiction of the Pipalrava police station, when a mini truck laden with a heavy cargo of onions overturned. The truck was en route from the Gandharvapuri area towards Chaubaradhara when the driver re…
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) In a tragic road accident near Vellakovil in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district during the early hours of Wednesday, six people, including a police constable on duty, were killed on the spot after a speeding car crashed into a lorry near a police checkpoint on the Karur National Highway.According to police, the accident occurred near the Karur National Highway police checkpost at Vellakovil when officials were engaged in clearing a lorry that had earlier hit the median barrier…
Nuh (Haryana), May 5 (IANS) Five Uttar Pradesh policemen were killed in a road mishap on Tuesday when a speeding SUV they were travelling in collided with another vehicle on the KMP Expressway in the Nuh district of Haryana, a police official said. The five policemen killed in the incident were posted in UP’s Jalaun district, the police said.The incident took place around 10.30 a.m. near the Dhulawat toll plaza when the driver of the black SUV – coming from the direction of Palwal – tried to…