AP: Congress leader, two other killed in road mishap Guntur: Three persons including Chilakaluripet Congress leader Mallela Satyanarayana, died when the car by which they were travelling collided with a truck at Chowdavaram, police said on Sunday.

The incident occured in a suburb of Guntur, on the National Highway number five, they said.



Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister K Lakshmi Narayana visited the scene of tragedy and condoled the death of Satyanarayana and two others. ...more    
07:45 AM, May 20, 2013

Andhra: 10 killed, 4 injured in road accident Hyderabad: At least ten people were killed and four others got injured when a lorry in which they were travelling overturned in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours on Monday, police said. The incident occurred near Singarayakonda at around 1:30 AM when the cement-laden lorry was on its way from Nalgonda towards Puducherry. All the ten victims died on the spot, they said. The victims belonging to...  
10:50 AM, May 06, 2013

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India has the worst record of road safety in the world. The numbers are truly horrific. India accounts for 10 per cent of global road ...
03:17 PM, Apr 22, 2013

FTN: Tale of two cultures: Apathy in Jaipur, help pours out in Boston: Does India lack good samaritans?

The latest from Jaipur, where public apathy was captured on CCTV which showed passerby leaving a woman and her infant bleeding to death after an accident. A 26-year-old woman and her 8-month-old daughter in Jaipur died waiting for help on a busy road after their bike was hit by a speeding truck. The traumatised father and the young son who survived, stood by crying for help, only to see several ...
11:59 PM, Apr 17, 2013

Rajasthan Governor seeks report on Jaipur accident
by IANS
Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva on Tuesday sought a report from the state government over an accident in a tunnel here two days ago in which passers-by ignored a man's pleas for help after a truck mowed down his wife and infant daughter, officials said. The accident in Jaipur occurred in the kilometre-long Ghat Ki Guni tunnel on Sunday. Guddi Devi and her eight-month-old daughter Arushi were killed when a...  
05:42 AM, Apr 17, 2013

Jaipur accident shame: Experts suggest ways to reform society

A 26-year-old woman and her infant daughter were killed on the spot when the motorcycle they were riding on was run over by a truck. The cries of help by the woman's husband were ignored by the passersby. ...
08:12 PM, Apr 16, 2013

People's reaction to Jaipur accident captured on CCTV

The latest from Jaipur, where public apathy was captured on CCTV which showed passerby leaving a woman and her infant bleeding to death after an accident. A 26-year-old woman and her 8-month-old daughter in Jaipur died waiting for help on a busy road after their bike was hit by a speeding truck. The traumatised father and the young son who survived, stood by crying for help, only to see several ...
05:05 PM, Apr 16, 2013

Jaipur hit and run: Public apathy caught on camera. How can we change it?

A 26-year-old woman and her 8-month-old daughter were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was run over by a speeding truck in Jaipur on Sunday. While the woman's husband and son escaped with minor injuries, their cries for help were ignored by the passersby and motorists and car drivers. ...
11:58 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Jaipur accident forces authorities to act Jaipur: A 26-year-old woman and her 8-month-old daughter in Jaipur died waiting for help on a busy road after their bike was hit by a speeding truck. The traumatised father and the young son who survived, stood by crying for help, only to see several cars and vehicles pass them by without offering any assistance. Shocking CCTV pictures of Kanhaiya Lal and his four-year-old son desperately crying for help minutes...  
10:22 PM, Apr 15, 2013

News 360: People ignore man's cries for help as wife, daughter die in accident

The video of the incident, captured on CCTV camera, shows the public apathy towards accident victims. ...
09:43 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Jaipur accident shame: 'Public apathy to blame for tragedy' Jaipur: A young man who works at the Ghati Ki Guni tunnel traffic control booth and was the first one to come forward to help the Jaipur family that lost two members in a road accident on Sunday, blamed public apathy for the delay in help. "The accident happened at 2.13 pm. I saw the CCTV footage and rushed to help the family. But nobody on the road came forward...  
04:59 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Watch: Motorists, passersby ignore man's cries for help after accident Jaipur: A 26-year-old woman and her 8-month-old daughter were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was run over by a speeding truck in Jaipur on Sunday. While the woman's husband and son escaped with minor injuries, their cries for help were ignored by the passersby and motorists and car drivers. The video of the incident, captured on CCTV camera, shows the public apathy towards accident victims. The visuals...  
04:20 PM, Apr 15, 2013

Himachal Pradesh: Twelve dead in road accident
by IANS
Shimla: Twelve people, some of them children, were killed in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 700-metre-deep gorge while they were on their way back from playing a cricket match, police said on Monday. The accident took place on Sunday night. The victims were all between 11 and 25 years old. They died on the spot and their bodies were recovered...  
10:51 AM, Apr 15, 2013

Mumbai: Two dead, six injured as dumper hits vehicles Mumbai: A freak 18 vehicle pile-up in Mumbai left two people dead and six injured on Friday evening. It has also brought traffic on the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road to a standstill. The accident happened when a dumper hit several cars and auto rickshaws. Most of the vehicles are said to be private ones. The driver of the dumper has been arrested. ...  
07:25 PM, Apr 12, 2013

Kolkata: Two policemen killed as their car hits a tanker Kolkata: Two sub-inspectors were killed in an accident in Park Street in Kolkata. Four others are critically injured. All six of them were on their way from Khidderpore, when their car hit a tanker and lost control. The injured are being treated at SSKM hospital. More details are awaited. ...  
09:45 AM, Apr 01, 2013

Seven killed in road accident as car driver sleeps Seven persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident in neighbouring Navi Mumbai in the wee hours of on Monday, police said. The mishap took place when a jeep packed with passengers crashed into an unidentified heavy vehicle on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway while overtaking at Kalamboli at about 3.20 AM, they said. ...  
08:08 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Gujarat: Van carrying pilgrims rams into bus, 23 dead Twenty-three people, including children and women, have been killed in an accident that took place near Patan in Gujarat late on Wednesday night. 18 other people were injured when the van they were travelling in, was hit by a Gujarat state transport bus. ...  
08:18 AM, Jan 31, 2013

China: Seven killed, 40 injured in van explosion Seven persons were killed and 40 others injured after a commuter-van from a mine company exploded in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The mishap occurred on Friday in Shuangyashan City of the district of Lingdong, officials said. ...  
08:33 AM, Jan 12, 2013

West Bengal: Eight killed in bus-truck collision
by IANS
Eight people were killed and 30 injured when a bus collided head-on with a truck at Heria late Thursday, police said. According to police, five people died on the spot when the Digha-bound bus, which was coming from Howrah, collided with the truck. ...  
12:07 PM, Jan 11, 2013

Bihar CM orders inquiry into Aurangabad road accident Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on January 10 ordered an inquiry into the Aurangabad road accident which claimed 25 lives. Condoling the loss of lives, Kumar ordered the district magistrate and superintendent of police to inquire under what circumstances people were being carried in a truck meant for freight, an official statement said here. ...  
01:18 PM, Jan 10, 2013