Punjab Road Accident

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had accepted an Aadhaar card for determining the age of a road accident victim to grant compensation.

A 27-year-old woman was allegedly killed in Punjab's Mohali district by her male friend, who fled in her car and was seriously injured in a road accident in neighbouring Haryana, police said on Monday.

AAP MLA Karambir Singh Ghuman and four others suffered injuries on Saturday when their car hit a pole near Ghogra village, police said.

A Lieutenant-rank Army officer was killed while a Captain suffered injuries in the early hours of Saturday when their car overturned and fell into a roadside field in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said.

Road accidents in Punjab in 2021 and 2022 caused more deaths than injuries, according to the latest NCRB report.

A deer, which strayed from a forest in Punjab, caused panic on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana Highway on Tuesday after the animal ran into a scooter, injuring the rider. A video of the incident shows the large animal jumping over road dividers.

Four people, including a groom, were killed and two others sustained injuries when their car rammed into a stationary truck on the Ferozepur-Ludhiana Highway in Punjab's Moga district, said police.

The Punjab government will provide free of cost treatment to all road accident victims within 48 hours of the mishap as part of its 'Farishtey' scheme, Health Minister Balbir Singh said on Tuesday.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday handed over cheques worth Rs 1 crore each to the family members of the two soldiers who were killed earlier this month in a road accident in Ladakh.

As many as 16 people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Pakistan's Punjab province today.

A journalist who was arrested by the Punjab Police after a road accident while on an assignment has been granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Live Law reported.

A speeding bus carrying a wedding party veered off the road before falling in a ravine in Pakistan's Punjab province, killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others, authorities said on Monday.

At least 20 people were burnt alive in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Punjab province today, rescue officials said, the second major road accident in the province in three days.

Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu died Tuesday evening in a road accident in Haryana's Sonipat district.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi yesterday stopped his convoy in Chandigarh to check on a biker injured in a road accident and helped him to his feet.

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had accepted an Aadhaar card for determining the age of a road accident victim to grant compensation.

A 27-year-old woman was allegedly killed in Punjab's Mohali district by her male friend, who fled in her car and was seriously injured in a road accident in neighbouring Haryana, police said on Monday.

AAP MLA Karambir Singh Ghuman and four others suffered injuries on Saturday when their car hit a pole near Ghogra village, police said.

A Lieutenant-rank Army officer was killed while a Captain suffered injuries in the early hours of Saturday when their car overturned and fell into a roadside field in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said.

Road accidents in Punjab in 2021 and 2022 caused more deaths than injuries, according to the latest NCRB report.

A deer, which strayed from a forest in Punjab, caused panic on the Jalandhar-Ludhiana Highway on Tuesday after the animal ran into a scooter, injuring the rider. A video of the incident shows the large animal jumping over road dividers.

Four people, including a groom, were killed and two others sustained injuries when their car rammed into a stationary truck on the Ferozepur-Ludhiana Highway in Punjab's Moga district, said police.

The Punjab government will provide free of cost treatment to all road accident victims within 48 hours of the mishap as part of its 'Farishtey' scheme, Health Minister Balbir Singh said on Tuesday.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday handed over cheques worth Rs 1 crore each to the family members of the two soldiers who were killed earlier this month in a road accident in Ladakh.

As many as 16 people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Pakistan's Punjab province today.

A journalist who was arrested by the Punjab Police after a road accident while on an assignment has been granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Live Law reported.

A speeding bus carrying a wedding party veered off the road before falling in a ravine in Pakistan's Punjab province, killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others, authorities said on Monday.

At least 20 people were burnt alive in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Punjab province today, rescue officials said, the second major road accident in the province in three days.

Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu died Tuesday evening in a road accident in Haryana's Sonipat district.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi yesterday stopped his convoy in Chandigarh to check on a biker injured in a road accident and helped him to his feet.