Road Accident Victims

A bus rammed into a stationary truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Monday, killing three persons and leaving 18 others injured

At least 15 people are feared dead after a bus carrying pilgrims fell into a gorge here on Sunday, officials said. The bus was carrying over 30 passengers to Yamunotri, they said. Senior officials, including Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela, have rushed to the spot. The officials said 15 of the passengers are feared dead. Further information is awaited. Yamunotri along with the shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri are commonly known as Char Dham.

A couple was run over by a speeding Uttar Pradesh roadways bus in the Ramgarh area

Maybe we never got accurate information to help us evaluate all the dangers we faced in the pandemic.

Many were injured

More than 75% of poor households that were affected by a road traffic crash reported a decline in their income due to the incident

India has one per cent of the world's vehicles

Parents are dependent on their children at some stage of life and it would be inequitable to deny compensation to those who lost their ward in a road accident, the Delhi High Court has said

The scheme assumes significance as India accounts for about 500,000 road accidents per annum, one of the highest globally, in which about 150,000 people are killed and about 300,000 are crippled

Various reports have said a two-wheeler rider was fined Rs 23,000 in Gurugram for various norms violations, while a truck driver was given challan for Rs 59,000

The recent judgment provides compensation to families of the deceased above 50 years of age as well