Page 5 - Road Accidents

Gadkari stresses upon making public transport safe, pollution-free

Gadkari has stressed upon the need for making the public transport people friendly, safe, affordable, accessible, cost-effective and pollution-free

Accord top priority to road safety: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked state governments to accord top priority to road safety, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs also asked the state governments to motivate people for safer movement on road, with the involvement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), using social media on major basis for awareness and education about road safety measures. He was addressing 19th meeting of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) on Tuesday here. The meeting of NRSC takes place even as the country is marking its first-ever road safety month, which began on Monday. Gadkari gave the example of Sweden where zero tolerance towards road accident reduction is adopted, the road transport and highways ministry said in the statement. He suggested that there should be a three-day mandatory training of engineers of the ministry, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Public Works Department (PWD) and various ...

Maha among three states with highest deaths in road accidents: State govt

The state saw 11,452 deaths in 2020

Gadkari hopes reduction in road accidents, deaths by 50% by 2025

Gadkari said there should be no compromise on saving the lives of the persons involved in road accidents

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

Poor roads, faulty helmet: 6 two-wheeler riders die every hour in accidents

India needs stricter licensing laws and must ensure use of proper helmets through effective communication and fines

Concerted efforts to curb road accidents result in reducing deaths: Gadkari

Expressing concern over India accounting for 11 per cent share in global road accident deaths, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said concerted efforts have resulted in reducing crashes significantly.

Rs 14.58 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in road accident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here in Maharashtra has awarded a compensation of Rs 14.58 lakh to the family of a woman who was killed in a road accident in 2016.

From arbitration to computing damages, here're the key court orders

The Supreme Court does not generally interfere in an interim order, but if a high court passes an order, which affects the revenue of the state, it will interfere in the public interest

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

At least 25,108 deaths occurred in truck accidents during 2018: Report

A truck's speed rarely goes beyond 50-60 km per hour, but they account for a high number of road fatalities every year

An organisation is making roads safer as well as protecting Good Samaritans

Building a trauma registry is next on the agenda. Currently, data on accident deaths is compiled through first information reports (FIR) recorded immediately after an accident

Story in numbers: Killer roads, fatal rides cost India 5% of GDP every year

Road accidents cost India 3 to 5 per cent of GDP every year, and are avoidable if the country improves its roads and city planning, train its drivers better, and enforce traffic laws

Road accidents in 2018 rose 2.4% to 151,000; 70% deaths in 18-45 age group

The working age group of 18-60 accounted for a share of 84.7 per cent in the total road accident deaths.

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

Long road to compensation

The proposed law is inadequate to assuage the agony of road accident victims

Supreme Court concerned over pothole deaths, says situation is frightening

The bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta observed that the issue involves a serious question of life and death of a person

Speeding in fog: 5 powerlifters killed, 1 critical in Delhi road accident

According to a preliminary investigation, the speed of the car was very high

Deadly afternoons: 35% Indian road accidents reported between 3 pm and 9 pm

In 2016, there were 1,317 accidents reported every day in India or 55 every hour

Road accidents claim a life every 3.5 minutes

Thirteen states accounted for 86% of the total road accidents