Road Accidents
- Hyderabad
Emergency at a cost: Ambulance fares to Hyderabad soar
Hyderabad: A family in Suryapet had to shell out Rs 8,000 for an ambulance to shift a severely injured relative to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. The relative suffered a serious head injury…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC seeks report as road accidents rise 35 pc in 4 yrs
Hyderabad: Road accidents in Telangana rose by more than 35 percent between 2020 and 2024, even as annual fatalities held above 7,000 through the period, according to data cited before the Telangana…
- Bangalore
Seven killed in two separate road accidents in Chikkaballapur, Kolar
Bengaluru: Seven people were killed in two separate road accidents reported in Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts on Monday, September 7, with three women dying after an Omni carrying farm labourers collided with…
- Bangalore
Jalahalli Police arrest two for scattering nails on road
Bengaluru: Jalahalli police have arrested two men for allegedly scattering nails on a busy road to deliberately puncture two-wheelers and cars, forcing stranded motorists to use their puncture repair shop. According to…
- Telangana
Telangana Police to set up Road Safety, Traffic Management Bureau
Hyderabad: The Telangana Police has initiated steps to establish a Traffic Management and Road Safety Bureau to strengthen road safety measures and reduce road accidents across the state, Director General of Police…
- Hyderabad
Wear helmet, Hyderabad Commissioner urges after Bengaluru accident
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar on Saturday, June 27, urged commuters to wear helmets and prioritise safety. Sajjanar said that helmets aren’t meant to save traffic penalties but to safeguard…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad school bus drivers booked for 55,995 phone violations
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police have found that 55,995 school bus drivers engaged by educational institutions were using mobile phones while transporting students, officials disclosed during a coordination meeting on student road…
- Telangana
Telangana records steepest road accident rise among major states
Hyderabad: Telangana has recorded the sharpest rise in road accidents among India’s major states in 2024, with crashes jumping from 22,903 to 25,986 a 13.5 per cent surge that is nearly nine…
- India
Woman killed, 20 injured in two separate road accidents in UP
Hardoi: A 32-year-old woman was killed and 20 others injured in two separate road accidents in Hardoi and Bahraich districts, police said on Wednesday, June 10. In Hardoi, the incident took place…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad saw 3,785 road accidents in 2024: NCRB report
Hyderabad: Hyderabad recorded 3,785 accidents in 2024, with January recording the highest number of accidents. Most of these accidents occurred between 6 and 7 PM, according to the Accident Deaths and Suicide…
- Telangana
India’s first integrated highway trauma care system launched in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, April 15, launched Project Sanjeevani, the country’s first fully integrated trauma care and highway rescue protocol, to be piloted on a 251-km stretch of National Highway 44…
- Hyderabad
Telangana Chief Secy asks Collectors to find innovative road safety solutions
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao on Thursday, April 9, directed all District Collectors to prioritise road safety and come up with creative, locally relevant solutions to reduce accidents. He held…
- India
868 drunken driving challans issued on New Year’s Eve in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi Traffic Police issued 868 challans for drunken driving on New Year’s Eve, an officer said on Thursday. Special enforcement teams were deployed across arterial roads, nightlife hubs and…
- Telangana
Telangana DGP flags surge in road deaths, announces campaign
Hyderabad: Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Shivanandan Reddy expressed serious concern that the number of deaths caused by road accidents is ten times higher than those resulting from murders. He announced…
- India
SC directs states, UTs to frame rules on movement of pedestrians
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all the states and Union Territories to frame road safety rules within six months by regulating the movement of non-motorised vehicles and pedestrians in…
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