Tag: Accident

Kolkata: A portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in Alipore area of South Kolkata collapsed today following which some casualties are feared, police said. As per reports, some vehicles were also crushed during the incident. Fire brigade, police and NDRF personnel are engaged in rescue work. Speaking on the mishap, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata […]

Nabarangpur: Thirty-three persons, including 20 children and 9 women, were injured when a van they were travelling in overturned in Nabarangpur district today, police said. The victims, mostly tribals from Ramasha village in Jharigam Block, were on their way to Papadahandi to witness the ‘Bahuda Yatra’ of Lord Jagannath when the accident took place on […]

Bhubaneswar: With identification of at least 209 black spots prone to road mishaps across the state, Odisha government has asked the engineers of National Highways and Works Department to ensure implementation of short-term measures for road safety by end of December. The direction in this regard was issued yesterday by chief secretary A P Padhi […]

Kendrapara: Five persons were killed while another suffered critically injuries after the car they were travelling in rammed into another vehicle near Alabanka Chhak under Derabis police limits on National Highway- 5 late last night in Kendrapara district. Three persons among the five deceased have been identified as Rajesh Jena of Gupti village under Rajnagar […]

Umerkote: One labourer was killed and at least 10 others sustained injuries after an auto-rickshaw carrying them overturned into a ghati near Kuamba village under Chandahandi block of the district late Friday night. The deceased labourer identified as Akala Goud and the injured persons are stated to be residents of Kuamba village. According to reports, […]

Balasore: Two persons sustained critical injures while some police personnel escaped unhurt in two separate road mishaps near Dahisada Chapolia Chhak on NH-16 in Soro of Balasore district in the wee hours of Saturday. According to reports, the two injured were travelling in a car which is suspected to have overturned after being hit by […]

Sundergarh: At least 19 women Bol Bom devotees were left injured after a truck rammed into the pick-up van they were travelling in near Gomadihi in Sundergarh district on Monday evening. The women devotees hailing from Gadgadbahal village under Badagaon in the district had gone to Ghoghar Dham in Rajgangpur to offer water to Lord […]

Cuttack: At least 16 persons including two students were injured in two different road mishaps in Cuttack and Nayagarh on Saturday. Six persons including two students were injured after a passenger bus rammed into an engineering college bus near Kathajodi bridge in Cuttack today. The incident occurred at around 9 am when the ‘Jay Durga’ […]

Three people, including a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, died and 11 others were injured in a road accident in Mizoram on Sunday, police said

Paradip/Nayagarh: At least three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Paradip and Nayagarh today. According to sources, two persons were killed after their bikes collided near Balitutha-Nuagaon road in Paradip. The deceased have been identified as Subash Rout of Marshaghai area of Kendrapara and Rabindra Lenka of Ersama area in Jagatsinghpur. Another person, […]

Balasore: At least one person was killed and two others sustained critical injuries in a series of collision involving three trucks on NH-26 near Bhagia Chhak under Semulia police station in the district today. The first collision occurred when a truck heading towards Bhadrak from Balasore was hit by another speeding truck from behind. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The day following the conclusion of the Road Safety Week could not have been more ironical with as many as 15 people across Odisha losing their lives in separate road mishaps today. Besides, a total of 29 persons were injured in the accidents. At least four persons including two women were killed and 11 […]

Sambalpur/Keonjhar: At least 35 persons sustained injuries in separate road mishaps in Sambalpur and Keonjhar district on Tuesday. As per reports, ten persons were injured after the bus in which they were travelling overturned near Beheranbasa area in Jujumura of Sambalpur district. The mishap occurred when the private bus was en route to Kesapali from […]

Nuapada/Ganjam: Two persons were killed and around 20 sustained injuries in separate road mishaps in Odisha in the wee hours of Thursday. As per reports, two youths were killed near Jalamakata village under Komana block in Nuapada district after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle from behind late on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified […]

Sambalpur: A container truck on Sunday rammed into the railway track along the Sambalpur-Burla national highway affecting the train services between Sambalpur and Hirakud railway stations. As per reports, the driver of the truck lost control and rammed into the railway track near Laxmidunguri area. A major accident was averted as no train was running […]