Accident

Railways To Eliminate All Unmanned Level Crossings By March 2020: Ashwini Lohani

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 27, 2018

In the wake of the death of 13 children after a train rammed into their school van at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, the Railways said it will eliminate all level crossings by March 31, 2020.

"Driver Was Busy On Phone", Says Boy Who Survived UP Accident That Killed 13

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 27, 2018

The school children travelling in a van that crashed into a speeding train in Kushinagar today, leading to the death of 13 children, had repeatedly asked the driver of their vehicle to stop but the man did not listen as he was busy on the phone, a nine-year-old, who survived the accident said.

Death Of Three Children In UP School Bus Accident Devastates Family

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 27, 2018

Kiran Devi, the head of this village in Kushinagar district, is inconsolable. Her three children - Ravi, 12, Santosh, 10 and Ragini, 7 - were reluctant to go to school today morning. They boarded their school van, but only to leave her forever.

Seven-Year-Old Killed After Speeding Tanker Hits School Van, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Orders Probe

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 26, 2018

A seven-year-old schoolgirl was killed and 16 others were injured when a speeding tanker hit their van in north Delhi on Thursday, police said.

"Stop Nautanki": Yogi Adityanath On Protests Over Death Of 13 Children

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Thursday April 26, 2018

Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on a visit to the unmanned crossing where 13 school children were killed in an accident, lost his cool with local residents protesting the loss of lives. "Stop this nautanki (drama)," he told the hundreds of protesters in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar after he could not persuade the crowd to st...

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Orders Inquiry Into Kushinagar Train-School Van Accident

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 26, 2018

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has ordered an inquiry into the Kushinagar train-school van accident and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of the deceased.

In Chilling Video, 10-Month-Old Baby Falls Out Of Moving Van, Parents Drive On

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday April 26, 2018

In an incident that would make anyone gasp in horror, a 10-month-old baby fell out of a moving van in China and onto a busy road.

1 Killed, 17 Children Injured In School Van-Tanker Collision In North Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 26, 2018

A seven-year-old girl died and 17 other students were injured after a milk tanker rammed into a school van this morning near Kanhaiya Nagar metro station in northwest Delhi, the police said.

US Diplomat Killed Biker In Pakistan, Really Adding To Bilateral Tensions

World News | Shaiq Hussain, The Washington Post | Thursday April 26, 2018

Pakistan has barred an American diplomat from leaving the country, the latest escalation in a tense bilateral dispute stemming from a fatal traffic incident in early April. The diplomat, a U.S. military attache, allegedly ran a red light while driving an SUV in the capital and hit a motorcycle, killing the driver and injuring a passenger.

Uttar Pradesh: 13 Schoolchildren Killed In An Accident In Kushinagar- Updates

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday April 26, 2018

In a tragic accident, 13 school children were killed and 8 others were injured after their school bus carrying nearly 25 students collided with a speeding train. The accident happened at an unmanned crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, around 50 km from Gorakhpur. Most of the children in the bus were below 10 years of age, an official told news ...

13 Children Dead In UP Bus Accident; Driver's Fault, Says Yogi Adityanath

India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla (WIth inputs from Agencies) | Thursday April 26, 2018

At least 13 children have been killed and eight more injured after a speeding train crashed into a school van this morning at an unmanned crossing in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, around 50 km from Gorakhpur.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Sees Off Train Returning Dead Chinese Tourists: State Media

World News | Reuters | Thursday April 26, 2018

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un personally saw off a train repatriating the bodies of dozens of Chinese tourists who were killed in a bus accident as he issued a fresh apology to Beijing over the tragedy, state media reported Thursday.

Four People Heading For Wedding Party Killed In Accident In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Four persons were killed and 12 others were injured when a mini-van carrying a marriage party was hit by a speeding truck from behind near Angor village on the Chhatarpur-Sagar road in Madhya Pradesh today.

Three-Wheeler Crashes Into Store In China. A Dog Was Behind The Wheel

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Man's best friend took a three-wheeler for a short joyride in China and it ended - predictably - in disaster. CCTV footage going viral on Chinese social networking sites captures the moment an "unmanned" vehicle smashed through the glass doors of a shop, leaving the staff stunned. Even more so when, seconds later, a dog sheepishly popped up from th...

Kim Jong Un's 'Bitter Sorrow' As North Korea Bus Crash Kills 32 Chinese Tourists

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 24, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed his "bitter sorrow" after dozens of Chinese tourists were killed when a bus they were travelling in plunged off a bridge.