Road Accident Victims
3 killed, 18 injured as bus rams into truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway
A bus rammed into a stationary truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Monday, killing three persons and leaving 18 others injured
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24 dead after bus en route Yamunotri falls into gorge in Uttarakhand
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.
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Couple going to market run over by roadways bus in UP's Firozabad
A couple was run over by a speeding Uttar Pradesh roadways bus in the Ramgarh area
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Why some people take dangerous risks when trying to avoid Covid-19
Maybe we never got accurate information to help us evaluate all the dangers we faced in the pandemic.
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10 killed after truck falls into gorge in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah
Many were injured
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Explained: How do the poor cope, struggle with road crashes in India?
More than 75% of poor households that were affected by a road traffic crash reported a decline in their income due to the incident
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India accounts for 10 per cent of global road crash victims: World Bank
India has one per cent of the world's vehicles
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Parents of road accident victims entitled to compensation: Delhi HC
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
Govt ready to implement cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims
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
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Govt defends hefty traffic fines, cites 500,000 accidents every year
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
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SC relief for self-employed accident victims
The recent judgment provides compensation to families of the deceased above 50 years of age as well
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