Traffic Accidents In India

The World Health Organization on Monday called on countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate measures to reduce road traffic deaths, a leading cause of mortality among young people aged 15-29.

Heavy rain that began yesterday brought much-needed relief from the scorching heatwave but also causedsignificant traffic congestion and widespread waterlogging, creating a flood-like situation in Delhi-NCR today.

A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight originating from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad early Thursday morning was forced to return shortly after take-off due to a technical issue with its right engine.

A woman was injured after being hit by a speeding Wagon-R car in Pimpri Chinchwad city of Maharashtra

On a busy intersection with no traffic lights, a speeding Hyundai Santro, driven by a 72-year-old man, rammed four bikes before crashing into a parked vehicle.

In the Pune incident, the act of granting bail to the juvenile on trivial conditions, such as writing an essay on traffic safety and assisting the traffic police, was not only naive but also patently illegal.

A man who sought money after cleaning cars at traffic signals in Telangana's Nizamabad district died after being run over by a tipper lorry allegedly when a government officer travelling in a four-wheeler kicked him following an argument.

An accident which caused a massive traffic jam near the border of Goa was among the many elements that led the police to the Bengaluru woman who killed her four-year-old son at a service apartment in Candolim.

A peculiar scene unfolded on the streets of Bihar's Motihari when a plane stuck under a bridge caused a major disruption to traffic on Friday.

Six members of an NRI family from Andhra Pradesh's Amalapuram - they were relatives of a lawmaker from the state's ruling YSR Congress Party - were killed in a traffic accident in Texas in the United States.

Over 1.2 million die every year in road crash incidents and between 20 and 50 million people suffer injuries globally in road accidents that even incur disability, according to the World Health Organization.

Referring to the last week's car accident in Ahmedabad city which claimed nine lives, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said the civic authorities do not have the "guts and spine" to enforce traffic rules.

The Indian Railways' system of tracking rail traffic throws some light into the moments just before three trains collided in Odisha's Balasore yesterday evening. At least 261 were killed and over 900 were injured.

The woman who was driving the car was fined Rs 2,500 for reckless driving.

An eight-year-old girl going to school on foot was crushed to death by a dumper in Dahisar area of Mumbai on Thursday, police said.

The World Health Organization on Monday called on countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate measures to reduce road traffic deaths, a leading cause of mortality among young people aged 15-29.

Heavy rain that began yesterday brought much-needed relief from the scorching heatwave but also causedsignificant traffic congestion and widespread waterlogging, creating a flood-like situation in Delhi-NCR today.

A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight originating from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad early Thursday morning was forced to return shortly after take-off due to a technical issue with its right engine.

A woman was injured after being hit by a speeding Wagon-R car in Pimpri Chinchwad city of Maharashtra

On a busy intersection with no traffic lights, a speeding Hyundai Santro, driven by a 72-year-old man, rammed four bikes before crashing into a parked vehicle.

In the Pune incident, the act of granting bail to the juvenile on trivial conditions, such as writing an essay on traffic safety and assisting the traffic police, was not only naive but also patently illegal.

A man who sought money after cleaning cars at traffic signals in Telangana's Nizamabad district died after being run over by a tipper lorry allegedly when a government officer travelling in a four-wheeler kicked him following an argument.

An accident which caused a massive traffic jam near the border of Goa was among the many elements that led the police to the Bengaluru woman who killed her four-year-old son at a service apartment in Candolim.

A peculiar scene unfolded on the streets of Bihar's Motihari when a plane stuck under a bridge caused a major disruption to traffic on Friday.

Six members of an NRI family from Andhra Pradesh's Amalapuram - they were relatives of a lawmaker from the state's ruling YSR Congress Party - were killed in a traffic accident in Texas in the United States.

Over 1.2 million die every year in road crash incidents and between 20 and 50 million people suffer injuries globally in road accidents that even incur disability, according to the World Health Organization.

Referring to the last week's car accident in Ahmedabad city which claimed nine lives, the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said the civic authorities do not have the "guts and spine" to enforce traffic rules.

The Indian Railways' system of tracking rail traffic throws some light into the moments just before three trains collided in Odisha's Balasore yesterday evening. At least 261 were killed and over 900 were injured.

The woman who was driving the car was fined Rs 2,500 for reckless driving.

An eight-year-old girl going to school on foot was crushed to death by a dumper in Dahisar area of Mumbai on Thursday, police said.