Five of family killed as sand-laden truck overturns on hut in Bengal
5 years ago

Five of family killed as sand-laden truck overturns on hut in Bengal

India TV News  

Five persons of a family, including two children, were killed after a sand-laden truck lost control and overturned on a hut in West Bengal's Purba Burdwan district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday night at Shikarpur village adjoining Damodar river under Galsi police station limits, a police officer said. While five persons, including a two-year-old boy and nine-year-old girl were killed on the spot, one person was rescued from the debris and admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition, he said. The incident sparked off angry reprisals by the villagers who set ablaze several trucks, dumpers and earthmovers protesting sand mining on the river bed, prompting heavy police deployment in the area, the officer added.

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Rajasthan: On way to condolence meeting, truck mows down couple, 2 children
1 week, 2 days ago

Rajasthan: On way to condolence meeting, truck mows down couple, 2 children

Hindustan Times  

A couple in their 30s and their two children aged eight and five on their way to a condolence meeting were killed when an illegally mined gravel-laden dumper truck without a number plate hit their motorcycle and dragged them in Rajasthan’s Jalore on Sunday. The family was travelling from Bawatra to Kora to attend the condolence meeting at the residence …

4 killed as vehicle plunges into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar
1 week, 4 days ago

4 killed as vehicle plunges into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar

India Today  

At least four people were killed when a vehicle with six people onboard plunged into a deep gorge in the Massu-Padder area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. The vehicle, which had six people onboard, fell into the gorge, and search operations are underway to find the two missing people. The minister said he contacted Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Rajesh Kumar …

Jammu and Kashmir: 4 dead, two missing after vehicle falls into river in Kishtwar
1 week, 4 days ago

Jammu and Kashmir: 4 dead, two missing after vehicle falls into river in Kishtwar

India TV News  

As many as four people were killed while two others, including the driver, were missing after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a river in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. Army vehicle fell into gorge in J-K's Bandipora On Saturday, an Army vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge due to inclement weather and …

5 Jawans Killed After Army Vehicle Falls Into Gorge In J&K's Poonch, Several Others Injured
3 weeks, 1 day ago

5 Jawans Killed After Army Vehicle Falls Into Gorge In J&K's Poonch, Several Others Injured

ABP News  

At least five soldiers were killed after an army vehicle on Tuesday plunged into a gorge after veering off course in the Balnoi area of Mendhar in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Expressing condolences over the death of the jawans, Army's White Knight Corps unit of the Indian Army in J&K confirmed the tragic accident and the casualties. "All ranks …

Four dead, including infant, as truck hits autorickshaw in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Four dead, including infant, as truck hits autorickshaw in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least four people lost their lives, and four others were injured after a speeding truck hits an autorickshaw in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. The authorities stated, the collision killed three people on the spot, while a four-month-old infant succumbed to injuries in a hospital. "A speeding truck hit an autorickshaw, killing three people …

Rajasthan: 8 dead, 18 injured after Jeep on wrong side collides with truck in Sirohi
4 months ago

Rajasthan: 8 dead, 18 injured after Jeep on wrong side collides with truck in Sirohi

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, eight people, including two women and a child, were killed and 18 others injured after a jeep collided with a truck in Pindwara area of Rajasthan's Sirohi district on Sunday night. Pindwada police station SHO Hamir Singh said the overcrowded jeep collided with a truck which left five men, one child and two women dead. Six …

7 dead, 6 injured as auto-rickshaw rams into stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur
4 months, 3 weeks ago

7 dead, 6 injured as auto-rickshaw rams into stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur

The Hindu  

Seven persons, including a one-year-old child, were killed and six others injured after an auto-rickshaw rammed into a stationary truck from behind in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh early on Tuesday, officials said. The accident took place under the Civil Line Police Station limits when the rickshaw was going towards Bageshwar on Khajuraho-Jhansi highway around 5a.m., a police official …

Three killed, 15 injured as mini truck overturns in Shahjahanpur
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Three killed, 15 injured as mini truck overturns in Shahjahanpur

Hindustan Times  

Three people were killed while as many as 15 others were injured when a pick up mini truck overturned near old toll plaza on Bareilly highway under city Kotwali police station limits of Shahjahanpur district on Sunday morning, said senior police officials. Sharing further details, Shahjahanpur circle officer, city, Saumya Pandey said that two of the deceased, Veermol and Netrapal, …

Four of family killed in road accident in Rajasthan's Rajsamand
6 months ago

Four of family killed in road accident in Rajasthan's Rajsamand

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, four members of a family, including two brothers, died in a major road accident in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district on Thursday morning. The police stated that the accident occurred on the Udaipur-Beawar Highway when a truck moving on the highway lost control, causing a chemical-laden tanker moving behind it to overturn. "The accident claimed the lives of …

Speeding truck leaves three siblings dead in Ferozepur
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Speeding truck leaves three siblings dead in Ferozepur

Hindustan Times  

Three siblings were killed after a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle in Ferozepur on Tuesday night. The deceased, Reetu, 23, Renuka, 20, and Raghav, 17, were residents of Pura Wala village, said Ferozepur police. The deceased, Reetu, 23, Renuka, 20, and Raghav, 17, were residents of Pura Wala village, said police. Police launched a probe to trace and nab …

Three killed, 33 hurt as truck rams into tree in Pilibhit
8 months ago

Three killed, 33 hurt as truck rams into tree in Pilibhit

Hindustan Times  

Three people were killed, and 33 others were injured when a truck ferrying labourers from Lakhimpur Kheri rammed into a roadside tree in Pilibhit, in the wee hours, on Friday. Pilibhit district magistrate, Sanjay Kumar Singh, confirmed three people, including the driver, Surjeet Singh, and two women identified as Shabina and Reshma, died on the spot in the incident while …

8 killed, 23 injured as goods vehicle collides with truck in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara
8 months, 2 weeks ago

8 killed, 23 injured as goods vehicle collides with truck in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara

Hindustan Times  

Eight people, including five women and three children, were killed, and 23 people were injured after a goods vehicle collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district. 8 killed, 23 injured as goods vehicle collides with truck in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara The vehicle collided with a mini truck that was parked by the roadside, the police said. In a similar incident …

Five labourers crushed to death in Karnataka's Bagalkote, say police
9 months ago

Five labourers crushed to death in Karnataka's Bagalkote, say police

Hindustan Times  

The police on Monday said that five people were killed when a mud-laden tipper truck overturned and fell on them in Bilagi taluk of Bagalkote district. The victims, who were agricultural labourers, had finished their day’s work near Yatnatti village and were waiting at a bus stand, when the tragedy unfolded Five labourers were tragically killed when a mud-laden tipper …

Pakistan: 17 killed, over 30 injured after truck carrying pilgrims falls into ravine in Balochistan
9 months ago

Pakistan: 17 killed, over 30 injured after truck carrying pilgrims falls into ravine in Balochistan

India TV News  

Peshawar: In a tragic incident, a truck carrying pilgrims fell into a deep ravine in Balochistan's Hub district, killing 17 people and injuring more than 30 others, police said on Thursday. Social worker Saad Edhi said the rescue operation took almost two hours and 17 dead bodies were first transferred to a Civil Hospital in the district in Hub district …

Three children among eight killed as jeep collides with tractor in Bihar's Khagaria
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Three children among eight killed as jeep collides with tractor in Bihar's Khagaria

India TV News  

Khagaria: As many as eight people, including three children, were killed and three others were injured after the jeep they were travelling in collided head-on with a tractor on Monday morning in Bihar's Khagaria district. The accident occurred at approximately 6:30 am near a petrol pump on National Highway 31 in the Pasraha area when the two vehicles collided head-on, …

Jharkhand: Three dead after sand-laden dumper rams into another in East Singhbhum
1 year ago

Jharkhand: Three dead after sand-laden dumper rams into another in East Singhbhum

India TV News  

Jharkhand road accident: Three people were killed after a sand-laden dumper rammed into another from behind in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district today, police said. The incident took place when a dumper, laden with sand, broke down on the road and the vehicle's driver and his assistant, were repairing it on National Highway 33 near Phuldungri in Ghatsila police station area, …

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed as major infiltration bid foiled along IB in Akhnoor
1 year ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed as major infiltration bid foiled along IB in Akhnoor

India TV News  

Just days after an armed attack on the Indian Army, a terrorist was killed neutralised by security forces along the International Border trying to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor on Saturday, officials said. The operation took place when a group of four heavily-armed terrorists was noticed attempting to sneak into this side from across the IB in Khour sector of …

Haryana: 5 labourers killed, 15 hurt as truck hits pick-up vehicle on KMP eway
1 year, 3 months ago

Haryana: 5 labourers killed, 15 hurt as truck hits pick-up vehicle on KMP eway

Hindustan Times  

Five migrant labourers were killed and 15 injured when a speeding truck hit their pick-up vehicle in Sonepat district on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway on Friday, police said. The accident occurred in Sonepat district when a pick-up vehicle carrying 20 labourers from Uttar Pradesh was headed to Jhajjar. A Sonepat police spokesman said that the accident occurred when a pick-up vehicle …

Three children drown in Chambal river in Rajasthan’s Dholpur: Police
1 year, 3 months ago

Three children drown in Chambal river in Rajasthan’s Dholpur: Police

Hindustan Times  

Three children drowned in the Chambal River in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district on Friday, police said, adding the rescuers fished out another three children, who had gone to take bath. Rescue team search operation for missing children on Friday in Chambal river in Dholpur Police said the incident took place during the Pahad Wale Baba fair organised in Dholpur, which was …

Madhya Pradesh: Three killed, 24 injured as mini-truck overturns in Shivpuri district
1 year, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Three killed, 24 injured as mini-truck overturns in Shivpuri district

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh : In an unfortunate incident, at least three people lost their lives and 24 others were injured after a mini-truck they were travelling in overturned in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh early on Thursday. According to police, the accident took place close to a roadside eatery near Shivpuri. "The victims were returning to Gwalior from Betul after …

10 killed, several injured after SUV and truck collide on highway in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 8 months ago

10 killed, several injured after SUV and truck collide on highway in Chhattisgarh

India Today  

At least 10 members of a family died on the spot after a Bolero collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district late on Wednesday evening. Speaking to news agency ANI, Jitendra Kumar Yadav, SP Balod, said, "10 were killed and one child was seriously injured after a truck and car collided near Jagatra in Balod district. Chhattisgarh |10 killed …

5 killed in terror attack on Indian Army truck in Poonch
1 year, 8 months ago

5 killed in terror attack on Indian Army truck in Poonch

Hindustan Times  

At least five soldiers were killed and one more was injured after terrorists ambushed an army truck on Thursday afternoon in the Rajouri sector in Jammu, the Indian Army said, adding that the attackers took advantage of poor visibility due to heavy rain. “Today, at approximately 1500 hours, one army vehicle, moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri …

3, including 2 minors killed during illegal sand mining in north Bengal
1 year, 10 months ago

3, including 2 minors killed during illegal sand mining in north Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Three, including two minors, who were allegedly illegally mining sand from the bank of the Balasan river near Siliguri in North Bengal, were killed after a portion of the mound caved in, police said. Police said the incident took place in north Bengal on Monday morning Police said the incident took place on Monday morning in which three were killed …

4-year-old Boy, 3 Others Killed as Speeding MCD Truck Overturns, Falls on Them in Central Delhi
1 year, 10 months ago

4-year-old Boy, 3 Others Killed as Speeding MCD Truck Overturns, Falls on Them in Central Delhi

News 18  

Four people, including a four-year-old boy, were killed after an MCD truck overturned and fell on them in central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area in the early hours of Saturday, police said. Police received information at around 1.30 am that a truck had overturned at street number 10, Anand Parbat and some people, including labourers, were stuck under it, a senior …

Assam: Three killed, seven injured in clash between two families in Barpeta
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam: Three killed, seven injured in clash between two families in Barpeta

India TV News  

At least three people, including a father-son duo and a 70-year-old woman, were killed and seven others injured in a clash between two families over the construction of a house under PMAY in Assam’s Barpeta district, police said. The incident took place in Kalbari area of Sarbhog when one family that got a house sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas …

Gujarat: Four of a family killed as car rams into truck in Surendranagar district
1 year, 11 months ago

Gujarat: Four of a family killed as car rams into truck in Surendranagar district

India TV News  

Gujarat accident: In a tragic incident, four members of a family were killed after a car, in which they were travelling, rammed into a truck in Gujarat's Surendranagar district on Tuesday. According to a police official the accident occurred near Aya village in the Surendranagar district. All deceased belonged to Sabarkantha district "Early morning, an Eeco car crashed into a …

Himachal: 3 from Punjab killed as vehicle falls into gorge near Shimla
1 year, 11 months ago

Himachal: 3 from Punjab killed as vehicle falls into gorge near Shimla

Hindustan Times  

Two teenagers were among three people killed after a Tempo truck they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a 900m gorge at Banog near Shoghi, 15km from Shimla, late on Monday. Two teenagers were among three people killed after a Tempo truck they were travelling in skidded and fell into a gorge at Banog near Shoghi, …

West Bengal: 1 dead, 24 injured after bus collides with truck at highway near Madarihat
2 years ago

West Bengal: 1 dead, 24 injured after bus collides with truck at highway near Madarihat

India TV News  

West Bengal : A bus-truck collision killed at least one person and injured 24 others on the Asian Highway at Madaihat in West Bengal's Alipurduar district on Friday, the police said. According to police, the incident took place at around 10.30 am when the bus carrying about 30 picnickers from Kamkhyaguri in Alipurduar was on way to Fagu tea garden …

Two children killed in Kashmir blast day after four gunned down
2 years ago

Two children killed in Kashmir blast day after four gunned down

Al Jazeera  

A five-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl die in the blast, which happened a day after four people were gunned down by suspected rebels. Two children have been killed and five other civilians wounded in a blast in a village in Indian-administered Kashmir, a day after assailants sprayed bullets towards a row of homes in the same area, leaving at …

16 jawans killed as Army truck falls into gorge in Sikkim; ‘Pained,’: Rajnath Singh
2 years ago

16 jawans killed as Army truck falls into gorge in Sikkim; ‘Pained,’: Rajnath Singh

Hindustan Times  

Sixteen jawans, including three Junior Commissioned Officers and 13 soldiers, of the Indian Army, lost their lives in an accident on Friday as the truck they were travelling skidded down a steep slope and fell into a gorge, the Indian Army said in a statement. Prime minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed pain in …

3 Indian Army JCOs, 13 soldiers killed as truck falls into gorge in North Sikkim
2 years ago

3 Indian Army JCOs, 13 soldiers killed as truck falls into gorge in North Sikkim

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, three Junior Commissioned Officers and 13 soldiers of the Indian Army were killed when a truck they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in North Sikkim on Friday. "Indian Army stands firm with the bereaved families, at this hour of loss," a statement from the Army stated. Quoting Modi, the PMO tweeted, "Pained by …

2 Minors Drown, 3 Rescued from Arabian Sea off Mumbai’s Worli
2 years, 1 month ago

2 Minors Drown, 3 Rescued from Arabian Sea off Mumbai’s Worli

News 18  

Two minors drowned while three others were rescued from the Arabian Sea off Worli here on Friday evening, the BMC Disaster Control said. The tragedy happened when the minors were reportedly playing near the sea at Vikas Gully in the Worli Koliwada area around 3.30 pm. Following a hue and cry, the local fisherfolk mounted a rescue operation and managed …

Speeding truck kills five in Jaisalmer; four others injured
2 years, 5 months ago

Speeding truck kills five in Jaisalmer; four others injured

Hindustan Times  

In a tragic incident, five persons were killed and four others were injured on Monday when a speeding truck hit them in Pali district, while they were on their way to Baba Ramdev temple in Jaisalmer’s Ramdevra, police said. Police said the incident occurred at around 1am on Monday. The truck driver fled from the scene and is absconding, said …

Seven Army jawans killed, 19 injured in road mishap
2 years, 7 months ago

Seven Army jawans killed, 19 injured in road mishap

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar/New Delhi: In a tragic accident, seven Army jawans were killed and 19 others injured on Friday when a vehicle carrying 26 soldiers skidded off the road and fell around 60 feet into the Shyok river in the Turtuk sector, Ladakh. The Army sources said that the soldiers were moving from a transit camp in Partapur to a forward location …

3 kids killed as truck ploughs into house in Bihar's Muzaffarpur
3 years, 6 months ago

3 kids killed as truck ploughs into house in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

India TV News  

Four persons, including three children, were killed and six others injured after a truck ploughed into a house situated on the roadside in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. The incident happened on Thursday night in the Sahdani village located on National Highway 722 in the district. Sharma, the investigating officer of the case, told IANS: "The accident happened around 9.45 pm on …

Four killed, seven injured in road accident in UP's Azamgarh
3 years, 8 months ago

Four killed, seven injured in road accident in UP's Azamgarh

India TV News  

Four people were killed and seven others seriously injured in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh when a speeding truck rammed into two jeeps, police said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh said the truck hit three vehicles, including two jeeps, near Suhaval village on Friday. The two jeeps had stopped on the roadside in Suhaval village when the speeding truck …

5 Soldiers Among 11 Killed after Pakistan Violates Ceasefire at Multiple Places Along LoC in Kashmir
4 years, 2 months ago

5 Soldiers Among 11 Killed after Pakistan Violates Ceasefire at Multiple Places Along LoC in Kashmir

News 18  

Four soldiers of the Indian Army, a Border Security Force sub-inspector, and six civilians were killed and at least 10, including five security personnel, injured after Indian and Pakistani security forces exchanged mortar and small arms fire in at least three places along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, said sources. At least eight Pakistani soldiers …

Four killed, 5 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, Kishtwar district
5 years, 2 months ago

Four killed, 5 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, Kishtwar district

India TV News  

Four people were killed and five others injured when a vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Wednesday, officials said. Police and locals rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a district hospital in Kishtwar, where doctors declared four of them brought dead, the officials said. …

Terrorists shot dead 6 labourers from West Bengal in Kashmir
5 years, 2 months ago

Terrorists shot dead 6 labourers from West Bengal in Kashmir

Op India  

In a horrific terror attack, 6 labourers were shot dead by terrorists in Katrusu village of Kulgam in South Kashmir today evening. Death toll reaches to 6 in the Kulgam firing, pic.twitter.com/7bBJGMQHmV — TIMES NOW October 29, 2019 Five persons died immediately in the attack, while one person was critically injured, and he was rushed to Srinagar for treatment. Terrorists …

5 Bengal labourers shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Kulgam, search operation underway
5 years, 2 months ago

5 Bengal labourers shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Kulgam, search operation underway

India Today  

Five non-local labourers were shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam on Tuesday evening. Identified as Kamaluddin, Mursalim, Rofik, Noimuddin and Rofikul, the five labourers were inhabitants of Bokhara in Bahal Nagar under Sagardighi police station in West Bengal and had come to Kashmir about one month ago. All help will be extended to the families in this …

Woman, her 3-year-old daughter crushed to death by truck
5 years, 3 months ago

Woman, her 3-year-old daughter crushed to death by truck

India TV News  

A woman and her three-year-old daughter travelling on a two-wheeler died after being hit and run over by a trailer truck near Bhayander in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The mishap took place on late Thursday night when the woman, her husband and their daughter were travelling on their two-wheeler from Bhayander, they said. At Bhayanderpada, a …

UP accident: Seven crushed to death in Harora village
5 years, 5 months ago

UP accident: Seven crushed to death in Harora village

India TV News  

Seven persons, including a few kanwariyas and two children, were crushed to death early on Tuesday when a truck laden with wheat bags overturned on them. The driver of the truck coming from behind apparently lost control of the wheel which led to the accident, Usawan police circle official said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs …

Three villagers killed, two injured in heavy shelling by Pak forces along LoC
5 years, 10 months ago

Three villagers killed, two injured in heavy shelling by Pak forces along LoC

India TV News  

Three members of a family were killed and two others injured as Pakistani forces heavily shelled areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday, officials said. In violation of the ceasefire agreement with India, Pakistani forces have been shelling areas along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts for eight consecutive days. On Thursday, …

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