Truck hits bus at Mumbai-Pune Expressway, 26 dead

Truck hits bus at Mumbai-Pune Expressway, 26 dead Mumbai: At least 26 people were killed and 27 others injured when a speeding tempo rammed into a stationary bus at Khalapur on Mumbai-Pune Expressway around midnight. The victims, which included four minors, were part a marriage party, said Raosahib Shinde, Superintendent of Police Raigad. Some of the injured were admitted to MGM hospital at Panvel near Mumbai while others were rushed to Sassoon hospital in Pune. (With additional inputs...
08:03 AM, May 28, 2012

UP: 18 killed in bus accident in Gorakhpur

UP: 18 killed in bus accident in Gorakhpur Gorakhpur: In a tragic incident on Sunday, nearly 18 people were killed when two buses rammed into each other on a busy road in Gorakhpur. The mishap took place at Chiluwatal area, when a private bus and a state roadways bus collided into each other, injuring many. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. The police were, meanwhile, investigating the accident. Lallan Singh, Additional SP, Gorakhpur, said, "Nearly 16...
03:16 PM, Apr 29, 2012

20 killed in Pakistan bus accident

20 killed in Pakistan bus accident Islamabad: At least 20 people died in eastern Pakistan on Monday when their bus rolled over several times after the driver lost control of the vehicle in a high speed. The accident occurred around 5.30 pm in Shekhupura district of Punjab province. Dozens of people were injured. The bus was heading for Lahore, the provincial capital. The toll could increase as some of the injured were in critical condition, Xinhua...
10:26 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Five killed, 33 injured as bus falls into gorge

Five killed, 33 injured as bus falls into gorge Banihal (J&K): Five persons were on Saturday killed and 33 other injured when a bus rolled down into a gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district. The bus, which was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar, skidded off the highway and rolled down into the 300-feet deep gorge at Nashri, police said. The injured have been hospitalised. ...
11:35 AM, Mar 24, 2012

AP: 2 dead, 13 missing in school bus accident

AP: 2 dead, 13 missing in school bus accident Rajahmundry: Two students died and 13 others were missing after a school bus fell into a river canal near in Rajahmundry in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, police said. The bus was carrying 45 LKG and UKG students of Sai Teja Public School when it rolled into the Godavari river canal near Ganti Pedapudi village. Thirty children were rescued by the locals, they said. Two bodies have...
07:36 PM, Feb 28, 2012

Goa bus accident: Police arrest driver, 7 dead

Goa bus accident: Police arrest driver, 7 dead Panaji: The Goa Police has arrested the driver of the school bus that met a fatal accident on Saturday morning after he lost control of the vehicle, plunging it into the Kalvi river near Aldona village near Panaji. The police confirmed that 7 people were dead, of whom 4 were students. One person is still said to be missing. The driver alleged that the brakes of the vehicle failed and...
06:54 PM, Feb 18, 2012

Goa Carnival off after school bus accident

Goa Carnival off after school bus accident Panaji: The Goa Carnival was called off on Saturday after a terrible accident involving a school bus, in which 4 people reportedly died, of whom 2 were students. Initial reports suggest that the driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into the Kalvi river. The incident happened near Aldona village, 15 kms from Panaji. Although the number of students travelling in the bus is not yet clear, locals...
06:06 PM, Feb 18, 2012

Panipat: School bus overturns, 12 injured

Panipat: School bus overturns, 12 injured New Delhi: A school bus overturned in Panipat on Saturday, injuring 12 students, five of whom were serious. The bus, with 35 students on board, belonged to the BRS school in Jind. The injured have been admitted to Prem hospital in Panipat and the government hospital. The police was investigating into the accident and a case of negligence has been registered against the driver. ...
10:35 AM, Jan 21, 2012

Odisha: 6 killed, 20 injured in a bus accident

Odisha: 6 killed, 20 injured in a bus accident New Delhi: Six persons were killed and 20 others injured as a tourist bus from Uttar Pradesh met with an accident in Balasore District of Odisha. Sources said that the accident happened due to fog. "Balasore accident due to heavy fog and it's a tourist bus from Uttar Pradesh," they said. ...
07:40 AM, Jan 19, 2012

Ambala: 10 children killed in bus-truck collision

Ambala: 10 children killed in bus-truck collision Ambala: Ten children on their way to school were killed and 23 others were injured when the bus carrying them collided head-on with a truck amid heavy fog on Saha-Shahabad road near here this morning. Police said visibility was poor due to a thick blanket of fog in the area and the two vehicles collided head-on. The victims were in the age group of 5 to 8 years and were...
12:55 PM, Jan 02, 2012

Thane: 44 children injured in road mishap

Thane: 44 children injured in road mishap Thane: Over 40 children were injured on Wednesday night when a school bus carrying them hit a road divider and turned turtle near Lonavala, police said. A female teacher accompanying the students and the driver of the vehicle also suffered critical injuries, they said. According to officials, the children were returning after a picnic at Kolhapur when their bus hit a road divider and overturned near Amrutanjan bridge, between Lonavala...
08:26 AM, Dec 29, 2011

Maharashtra: 15 dead as bus accident sparks fire

Maharashtra: 15 dead as bus accident sparks fire New Delhi: Fifteen people were burnt to death, in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, following an accident that involved two buses. Sources say 57 others have been injured out of whom 35 are said to be critical. The injured have been rushed to the nearest hospital. Sources added that the toll is expected to rise. The two buses met with an accident on the Nagpur-Aurangabad highway. One of the buses was...
09:57 AM, Nov 28, 2011

12 Puri pilgrims die as bus, oil tanker collide

12 Puri pilgrims die as bus, oil tanker collide West Midnapore: A bus carrying Puri pilgrims collided with an oil tanker at Asari on National Highway 6 in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Thursday night. As many as 12 people were killed and 14 injured in the accident. The dead included eight women and a child. The victims were on their way from Haldia to Puri. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. ...
09:07 AM, Oct 21, 2011

Kerala: 3 children die as bus falls into canal

Kerala: 3 children die as bus falls into canal New Delhi: Three children have been killed and nine injured when a school bus fell into a canal near Thiruvanthapuram. According to reports, there were 30 children in the bus, out of which 15 were rescued on time. Nine injured children have been rushed to hospital. Search and rescue operations by police and fire force personnel are continuing. The mishap occurred at Channakankara, about 25 km from here, off a...
05:18 PM, Sep 26, 2011

J&K: 11 feared killed, 18 injured in bus accident

J&K: 11 feared killed, 18 injured in bus accident New Delhi: Eleven people are feared killed and eighteen injured as a bus fell into a gorge in Digdole area of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The bus was on its way from Ramban to Banbaniah when the accident took place on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The vehicle rolled down the 400-ft Khooni Nala at Nashri, 200 kms from Jammu, they said,...
05:02 PM, Sep 13, 2011
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