Articles tagged under: Accident

BMW biker dies of overspeeding linked accident in Ahmedabad

August 12, 2023
BMW biker dies of overspeeding linked accident in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: In another fatality resulting from overspeeding, 21-year-old Sahil Ajmeri died after sustaining critical injuries in a bike accident near Ellisbridge. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Thursday when Sahil, a resident of Toksha ni pol in Raikhad, was passing near Ellisbridge. He abruptly applied the brakes on his bike to take a turn onto Kavi Nanalal Bridge near Ellisbridge while travelling at high speed. This led to a collision with the bridge wall. The injuries sustained in the...Read More

Four from Gujarat dead in car-truck collision in Haryana

August 10, 2023
Four from Gujarat dead in car-truck collision in Haryana

Bahadurgarh: An accident occurred today in Haryana involving a collision between a truck and a car, resulting in the unfortunate demise of five individuals hailing from North Gujarat. Among the deceased, one was from Mehsana, while the remaining four belonged to the Chowdhury community in the Patan district. The incident transpired at around 7:30 am on the Kundli-Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway, where a group of five people was travelling towards Bahadurgarh in a Creta car. Suddenly, the vehi...Read More

‘44% fall in road accidents in Gujarat over past 10 years’

June 01, 2023
‘44% fall in road accidents in Gujarat over past 10 years’

Gandhinagar: The road accidents in the state have decreased by 44% over the past ten years said the State transport minister Harsh Sanghavi while commending the effective functioning of the Gujarat Road Safety Authority. During a meeting of the road safety authority, Sanghavi announced that starting from the 2023-24 academic session, students would receive lessons on road safety. He instructed officials to develop the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar road, Bharuch-Surat road, and Ahmedabad-Rajkot road as ...Read More

Heavy parcels injure several as luxury bus overturns on Mehsana-Ahmedabad Highway

April 19, 2023
Heavy parcels injure several as luxury bus overturns on Mehsana-Ahmedabad Highway

Mehsana: A luxury bus carrying passengers overturned near Rajpur Patia on the Mehsana-Ahmedabad highway today morning, resulting in the deaths of two passengers. The accident occurred at around 3:30 am when the bus was en route from Surat to Jodhpur, and it overturned at full speed, injuring over 20 individuals. The passengers accused the driver of speeding and it was also revealed that the bus was carrying around 70 heavy parcels. Some of the passengers were injured after parcels fell on the...Read More

Surat Police to reward those who bring accident victims to hospital

December 19, 2022
Surat Police to reward those who bring accident victims to hospital

Surat: Surat Police has announced a new initiative called the 'Good Samaritan Award', for this police will give up to ₹ 1 lakh to those who bring an injured person to the hospital within one hour after an accident. Surat police states in a press note that those who bring an injured person to a hospital within one hour after an accident can inform about it on a traffic police helpline WhatsApp number 74340 95555. The state government will give such persons the 'Good Samaritan Award'. It will...Read More

Six dead after an accident between a bus and a trailer truck in Vadodara

October 18, 2022
Six dead after an accident between a bus and a trailer truck in Vadodara

Vadodara: Six passengers of a luxury bus going to Mumbai from Bhilwara, Rajasthan died in an accident between the luxury bus and a trailer truck near Kapurai chokdi in Vadodara. The luxury bus was going to Mumbai from Bhilwara in Rajasthan. It met with an accident with a trailer truck filled with wheat in the morning near Kapurai chokdi. The bus collided with the trailer in an attempt to overtake it. The driver of the trailer escaped from the site along with the trailer after the accident. Si...Read More

Vehicle collides with stray cattle in Vadodara, leaving one dead

August 20, 2022
Vehicle collides with stray cattle in Vadodara, leaving one dead

Vadodara: Jignesh Rajput, a 48-year-old man lost his life in Vadodara after his vehicle was struck by a stray cattle. The incident occurred near Subhanpura Jhansi Rani Circle in Vadodara where the street lights were not working. As the street light was off, the Jignesh could not see the cows running cows toward him and fell prey to the incident and lost his life on the spot. Deceased Jignesh Rajput is survived by his wife and daughter who now have lost support due to this incident of stray...Read More

4 Gujarat pilgrims die in road accident in Rajasthan; PM condoles the deaths

August 20, 2022
4 Gujarat pilgrims die in road accident in Rajasthan; PM condoles the deaths

Gandhinagar: 4 pilgrims from Gujarat were dead and over twenty were injured in a road accident in neighboring Rajasthan. The pilgrims were from Kukdi village of Danta taluka in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat. According to ASP Brijesh Soni, four persons were confirmed dead including 3 youths and one child while 20 were injured. Among those injured, 3 were admitted to Sumerpur hospital, 6 in Bhawan Mahavir hospital while 2 were referred to Pali. Among those dead are Chandubhai(40), Nare...Read More

One dead as Audi car crushes and drags him for 100 meters

August 19, 2022
One dead as Audi car crushes and drags him for 100 meters

Ahmedabad: A youth died after he got crushed under an Audi car as the car driver didn't stop and dragged him for 100 meters in Ahmedabad. A youth named Yash Gaekwad was returning from his job at Vishala Restaurant and passing from Torrent Power bridge near RTO in the night on Thursday on his bike. He got crushed under an Audi car after he knocked on a divider of the bridge. The driver of the Audi named Nilesh Ravat did not stop despite knowing that the youth was under the car. He dragged him...Read More

One Youth dead and another injured after falling from 3rd floor in Palanpur

July 19, 2022
One Youth dead and another injured after falling from 3rd floor in Palanpur

Palanpur: A youth Hardik Rameshbhai Thakkar (from Thara in Kankrejvala) was seated on the railing at the third floor of Arced complex in the highway area at Palanpur in the evening on Sunday. His friend Mohnik tried to hold him for fun. However, both fell from the third floor after one's hand suddenly left. The incident was recorded in CCTV footage. Hardik Thakkar died and his friend got injured. Palanpur City West police reached the spot after learning about the incident and undertook furth...Read More