![]() | Three road accidents take away five lives in Chennai, ChengalpattuIn Adyar, an unidentified elderly man in his mid 60s was knocked down by a speeding van. |
![]() | ‘Bharat’ stamp on road safetyNow, after years of deliberation, India, too, has announced its own crash test protocol — the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP). |
![]() | No stroke unit at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru; Nimhans only hopeDr Deepak, Superintendent, of Victoria Hospital added that the government has approved a stroke unit at Victoria in collaboration with Nimhans on a hub-and-spoke model basis, which is to come 'soon'. |
![]() | More than 1.5 lakh people die in road accidents in India: DGP MA SaleemSaleem further said that many people die in road accidents as they do not wear helmets or seat belts, they over-speed, or drive under the influence of alcohol. |
![]() | Scary roads: Bengaluru sees 501 fatal accidents in 8 monthsFactors include overspeeding, reckless driving, lack of traffic awareness, and drunk driving. |
![]() | Deaths due to road accidents come down in CoimbatoreThe commissioner claimed the dip in numbers was a result of various measures such as enforcing pedestrian crossing facilities on arterial roads. |
![]() | TN transport department gets tough on overloaded goods vehiclesSimilarly, under section 114 of CMVA, the driver of an overloaded vehicle should take the vehicle to the weighing scale to assess the load of the vehicle. |
![]() | Will discuss faults on expressway with Gadkari soon, says CM SiddaramaiahA demonstration of the speed detector to check the speed of vehicles was held for Siddaramaiah. |
![]() | Two kids killed in separate road accidents in Cuddalore and KallakurichiThe lorry driver fled from the scene, abandoning the vehicle. The police sent the deceased's body to the government hospital in Chidambaram for an autopsy. |
![]() | Ernakulam women better drivers than men: ReportStudy conducted by dept of economics and statistics indicates that men are 13 times more likely to meet with accidents |
![]() | Most accidents happen when roads are dry and clear, shows govt studyThis was a key finding of the ‘Road Accidents in Kerala during 2018-2022’ report released by the department of economics and statistics. |
![]() | Road to safety: Gaps galore in training of HMV drivers in OdishaQuality of training being imparted to potential drivers remains a concern |
![]() | Three dead in separate road accidents in VijayawadaWhile both husband and wife died on the spot, the child received minor injuries and was admitted to Jaggaiahpet area hospital. |
![]() | AI cameras brought down accidents by 65 per cent in Kerala, claims govtThe minister claimed 204 lives were saved by the presence of AI cameras. |
![]() | 88 killed in accidents on Samruddhi Expressway since December 2022: Maharashtra officialRoad hypnosis is cited as one of the causes of the accidents on the six-lane wide access-controlled expressway, the state highway police official said. |
![]() | Our roadways to hellA senior traffic police officer in Bengaluru said, “Reckless driving is one of the major reasons for accidents in the city. |
