Freak Accident

Morning Walk Turns Fatal For Ex-Doordarshan Anchor, Freak Accident On Video

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 23, 2017

In a freak mishap, a former Doordarshan anchor, who was taking a morning walk near a road close to her housing society, died after a coconut tree fell on her. The incident which took place on Thursday was captured by a CCTV camera installed at a nearby shop and the video went viral.

Exploding Whipped Cream Dispenser Kills Fitness Blogger

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 22, 2017

An Instagram star and well-known fitness blogger has died in a freak accident after a pressurised cannister used for dispensing whipped cream exploded, hitting her in the chest, her family has said.

Woman Zookeeper Dies After Tiger Enters Enclosure In 'Freak Accident' In UK

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 30, 2017

A female zookeeper died Monday after a tiger entered the enclosure where she was working in southeast England, with the zoo calling it a "freak accident".

Caught On CCTV: Car Crashes Into Store, Nearly Crushes Man To Death

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Tuesday February 21, 2017

Dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment a vehicle crashed into a store in New York. A customer was briefly pinned between two shelves that were pushed together in the freak accident. See how he stumbled to safety.

Delhi Woman Crushed To Death In Accident

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 11, 2017

In a freak accident, a 25-year-old woman was crushed to death under a DTC bus in Delhi on Tuesday after she fell from the vehicle's front door, the police said.

Pile-Up On Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway After Chemical Tanker Explosion, 2 Dead

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 11, 2016

Two persons were killed and three others injured in a freak accident that involved an explosion in a moving chemical tanker and subsequent pile-up of three vehicles on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway today, causing massive disruption of traffic for hours.

'Runaway' Bus Kills Delhi Transport Corporation Driver At Depot

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 22, 2016

A 30-year-old driver died in a freak accident at a DTC depot in south west Delhi's Dwarka area after being run over by a driverless bus today.

Motorcyclist Dies After His Neck Gets Slit By Kite Thread In Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 15, 2016

In a freak accident, a 22-year-old man died today after his neck got slit with a kite thread and he lost balance while descending the Vikas Puri flyover on a motorcycle in west Delhi.

Slump Not Due to Any Eating Disorder, Says Eugenie Bouchard

Reuters | Saturday June 25, 2016

Tipped for the very top when she reached the 2014 Wimbledon final, Eugenie Bouchard endured an alarming loss of form in 2015 and suffered a freak accident at the US Open.

When an Injured MS Dhoni Kept Wicket Despite Blurry Vision and Pain

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Thursday June 23, 2016

During the third and final T20 International against Zimbabwe on June 22, MS Dhoni injured his eye in a freak accident when he was bowled out by Zimbabwe fast bowler Donald Tiripano.

Australia's Adam Voges Out of Hospital After Freak Accident

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 2, 2016

Adam Voges was released from hospital, a day after the Australian cricketer suffered a bizarre head injury captaining English county side Middlesex

Boy Found Hanging From Bed Loop In UK

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 30, 2016

In a freak accident, a two-year-old boy was found hanging and unresponsive after his neck became stuck in a loop on his parents' lift-up bed.

Mumbai: Man Dies Trying To Scare Friends, Falls Through Lift Shaft

Mumbai News | Sadaguru Pandit, Mid day.com | Tuesday March 15, 2016

In a freak accident, a 30-year-old man died after falling from the fourth floor through a lift shaft in an unoccupied MHADA building on Sunday.

French to The Fore as Roger Federer Misses Rotterdam Tournament Due to Injury

Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 7, 2016

Roger Federer's freak knee accident - reportedly as he played with his children last Saturday in a Melbourne park following his semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic - has caused major repercussions at the Rotterdam World Tennis tournament, which usually draws at least one world-class headliner.

Air India Engineer Had Back To Engine When He Was Sucked In, Revealed Colleagues

Mumbai News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday December 17, 2015

A mail on the death of an Air India engineer who was sucked into the engine of a running aircraft, an Airbus A 319, at the Mumbai airport on Wednesday, reveals that Standard Operating Procedure may not have been followed during take-off.

Air India Technician Sucked Into Engine. How It Happened

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Saurabh Gupta; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday December 17, 2015

India's flag carrier Air India is investigating a freak accident in which one of its technicians got sucked into the running engine of an aircraft at the Mumbai airport on Wednesday. The plane's engine is being dismantled to recover the body.

Young Army Officer Killed in Freak Accident in Rajasthan

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Wednesday September 23, 2015

A young Army officer was killed in a freak accident during a training exercise in the Pokhran range in Rajasthan last night.

Heart-Stopping Moment When Akshay Kumar's Leg Caught Fire

Wednesday August 26, 2015

In a tweet late Tuesday, the 47-year-old actor described it as a 'freak accident.' No, Akshay - a freak accident is when you are strolling along minding your own business and a piano falls on you out of the sky

Woman Dies as Dupatta Gets Stuck in Bike, but Manages to Save Baby

India News | mid-day.com | Monday August 24, 2015

In a tragic incident, a 25-year-old woman was strangled and dragged to death by her own dupatta, after it got stuck in the wheel of the motorcycle she was on with her husband and 10-month-old daughter.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu Comes Down Hard on 'Freak Churchgate Accident'

Mumbai News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday June 29, 2015

An inquiry has been ordered into the "freak accident at Churchgate" on Sunday where a local Mumbai train crashed into a platform, leaving five people injured, said Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today.

1 Dead, 2 Injured in AC Workshop Accident in Dehradun

Cities | Written by Tania Saili Bakshi | Friday June 12, 2015

In a freak accident in Dehradun on Thursday afternoon, 43-year-old Mahipal Khatri a worker on contract with the A to Z agency lost his life, while 2 others were seriously injured when an AC compressor in their workshop burst.

Constable Killed by Truck Allegedly Carrying Illegally Mined Sand in Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Siddharth Ranjan Das | Sunday April 5, 2015

A police constable was killed, in a freak accident, after a driver of a truck laden with illegally mined sand lost control of the wheel, early today morning in Morena, Madhya Pradesh.

In a Freak Accident, MiG-27 Fighter Jet Falls on Biker in Rajasthan

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Tuesday January 27, 2015

A MiG-27 fighter jet crashed today in Mahabar village, four kilometers from Barmer district of Rajasthan. The plane crashed on a passing motorcycle injuring the rider.

IPTL: Lleyton Hewitt Dedicates Win to Phillip Hughes

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 3, 2014

Lleyton Hewitt said he watched all of Wednesday's memorial for [hillip Hughes, whose death in a freak accident while batting plunged Australia into mourning.

Players Still Not Mentally Ready for Rescheduled India Tests: Cricket Australia

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 2, 2014

The opening Test between Australia and India was due to start on Thursday at the Gabba in Brisbane but was put off following Phillip Hughes' freak on-field accident last week. The four-Test series will now begin in Adelaide on December 9, with Brisbane to follow, then Melbourne and Sydney.

Indian killed in freak accident in Sharjah

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 25, 2014

In a freak accident, an Indian truck driver died after being run over by his own vehicle in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), media reported.

Exploding toilet severely burns woman in Spain

Offbeat | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2014

A woman was badly burnt in a freak accident after a toilet in a bar in Barcelona exploded while she was using it.

Chennai: 70-year-old woman killed in freak mishap

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 30, 2013

A 70 year-old woman was killed in a freak mishap when the roof of her house collapsed after construction materials in an adjoining building fell on it in Chennai today.

India vs Australia diary: Of missing trainer, funny keeper and a tough cop

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2013

Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has had enough of those 'High-Fives' after a fall of wicket. The gritty New South Wales glovesman learnt it hard way when he was involved in a freak accident with a jubilant James Faulkner's finger brushing his eye which led to leave the field for quite some time.

Kerala toddler dies in Oman after TV set falls on him: report

South | Press Trust of India | Monday October 7, 2013

A 18-month-old Indian toddler has died in a freak accident in Oman after a television set fell on him, a media report said today.