Accident

Car Hits Two Pedestrians Outside Mosque in London: Police

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 19, 2018

British police said two people have been taken to hospital after reports of a car hitting pedestrians outside a mosque in north-west London on Tuesday, LBC radio reported.

Mother Of Victim Killed In Road Accident Gets Rs.17 Lakh Compensation

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 17, 2018

The mother of a 26-year-old man, who was killed in a road accident in Haryana in 2016, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs. 17 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in the national capital.

"Burari Deaths Not Suicide But Accident": Forensic Lab Report

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2018

Eleven members of a family who were found dead at their home in North Delhi's Burari in July did not commit suicide, but it was an "accident that occurred during a ritual", their the psychological autopsy report has revealed.

This Mumbai Man Fills Potholes To Save Lives, "Honour" His Dead Son

Mumbai News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 14, 2018

Dadarao Bilhore smoothes the road surface, rests his shovel, looks to the sky and prays for his son, who was killed in an accident caused by a pothole. Prakash Bilhore, a promising student, was just 16 when he died in July 2015 in Mumbai. To help deal with his grief, Prakash's devastated father Dadarao decided he would do something about Mumbai's n...

17 Dead As Mini Bus Plunges Over 300 Feet In Jammu And Kashmir's Kishtwar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 14, 2018

At least 17 passengers were killed and 16 more injured when a mini bus skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district today, officials said.

Uninsured Vehicles To Be Auctioned To Compensate Accident Victims: Court

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 14, 2018

The Supreme Court today ordered all states to amend their rules under the Motor Vehicles Act whereby uninsured motor vehicles involved in accidents, both fatal and non-fatal, will be auctioned and the proceeds deposited with the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) to pay compensation to victims.

Boy Survives After Kebab Skewer Impales Skull; 100 Were Part Of Surgery

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 13, 2018

A 10-year-old American boy was making a remarkable recovery Wednesday after a meat skewer impaled his skull but missed his brain, in what medics called a "one in a million" accident.

Man Behind Wheel In Telangana Accident Won "Best Driver" Award Last Month

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 12, 2018

The driver of the bus that plunged into a ravine in Telangana killing 57 people was conferred the best driver award by the government only last month, officials said Wednesday even as the death toll from the accident rose to 58 with a woman succumbing to injuries.

Chinese Woman On 2-Wheeler Run Over By Truck, Then Gets Up And Walks Away

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday September 11, 2018

A woman's close escape from serious injury or worse was captured on camera in China. A video posted online shows the woman miraculously surviving after being run over by a truck. The video of the incident makes for quite a dramatic watch.

57 Including Four Children Dead After Bus Falls Into Valley In Telangana

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Over 50 people, including four children, have died in a bus accident in Telangana's Jagtiyal district on Tuesday. According to reports, the state-owned Road Transport Corporation bus carrying about 75 people skidded off the ghat road near Shanivarapet village and fell into the valley resulting in the accident, officials said.

Three Dead, 44 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Himachal Pradesh

Cities | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Monday September 10, 2018

At least 3 people were killed and 44 injured when a Himachal Pradesh Roadways Transport (HRTC) bus fell into a gorge in Chintpurni yesterday.

5 Dead, 21 Injured After Bus Falls Off A Mountain In Uttarakhand

India News | ANI | Friday September 7, 2018

There were about 30 people in the bus at the time of the accident in Uttarakhand's Almora district.

The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan Died By Accidental Drowning: Reports

Entertainment | Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post | Friday September 7, 2018

"There's no evidence that this was anything other than an accident," the coroner said.

In China, Cops Called In Over People Looting Spilled Peaches End Up Making Things Worse

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday September 5, 2018

On Friday, a truck carrying over 4,500 kgs of peaches overturned in China, leading to chaos as locals began to loot the spilled cargo.

7 Killed, Over 20 Injured As Vehicles Collide In Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 4, 2018

At least seven people were killed and over 20 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party collided with another vehicle on Tuesday, police said.