Accident Archives - National Times

21 Mar

Three Jalandhar tourists killed, three injured after vehicle falls into gorge near Dalhousie

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaAccident, Jalandhar

Gurpreet Singh :- A late-night road accident near Dalhousie claimed the lives of three tourists after their vehicle plunged into a deep gorge along the Dalhousie–Karelnu road on Friday. According to police officials, six persons were travelling in the vehicle when it reportedly lost control near Gandhi Chowk and veered off the road. The car is believed to have slipped before falling nearly 1.5 km into a steep gorge, leaving it completely wrecked. Two tourists died on the spot due to the impact, while a young woman who was critically injured succumbed on the way to Pathankot hospital. Among the…

11 Mar

Turkish national killed in tragic accident after speeding runs over her in Punjab’s Zirakpur

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAccident, Punjab News, Turkish Girl, Zirakpur

Gurpreet Singh :- A Turkish national was killed after a speeding Audi runs over her while crossing road in Punjab's Zirakpur. The incident unfolded late on Monday. The accident happened around midnight outside AmCare Hospital. Eyewitnesses said the victim, Mavluda, was returning with her friend after visiting a patient at the hospital. While they were crossing the road, a speeding Audi car allegedly hit her and threw her to the other side of the road. She suffered severe injuries and is believed to have died on the spot. Abhishek, also known as Abhi, who was with her at the time,…

06 Mar

Class 11 girl killed in tragic truck-scooty collision in Ludhiana

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAccident, Ludhiana, Punjab News, Schoolgirl

Gurpreet Singh :- A tragic road accident in Ludhiana claimed the life of a 17-year-old student on Friday morning after a speeding truck hit the scooter she was riding with her father near Mata Rani Chowk. The victim, identified as Rashmi Kumari, a resident of a village in Nalanda district in Bihar was travelling to the railway station with her father to board a train for Bihar, where she was scheduled to appear for her Class 11 examination. According to her father, Mithlesh, the two had left early in the morning to catch a train departing around 8.30 am. At…

20 Feb

Heart-wrenching: Six-year-old dies in Delhi hit-and-run, grandmother says ‘begged but no one helped

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaAccident, Died, New Delhi

New Delhi, Rajeev Sharma :- In another case of reckless driving in national capital, a six-year-old girl died and her grandmother injured after the e-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with a car and overturned in west Delhi's Janakpuri. The child's grandmother, 57-year-old Mercy Xavier while recounting the horror said a fast-moving car suddenly slammed into their e-rickshaw. She remembered being thrown onto the road before she could understand what was happening. "I had boarded the e-rickshaw with my granddaughter, and we were on our way to her school. It was an ordinary morning. Suddenly, a speeding car rammed into…

12 Feb

Youth killed, brother critically injured after unidentified vehicle hits bike in Chandigarh

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAccident

National Times Bureau :- An 18-year-old youth was killed while his brother was critically injured after their bike as hit by an identified vehicle in near a gaushala on the Sector 45-50 road. The deceased has been identified as Subhash (18), a resident of Jagatpura, Punjab. His brother, Shubham (20), has been undergoing treatment at the PGIMER. A passer-by alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and shifted both injured youths to hospital.

09 Feb

Chandigarh-Based Journalist Killed in Late-Night Road Accident Near Mohali Courts

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, PunjabAccident, Chandigarh, Death, Journalist, Mohali

National Times Bureau :- A journalist from Chandigarh lost his life in a tragic road accident late Sunday night after his motorcycle crashed into a road divider near the Mohali court complex. The incident has once again raised serious concerns over road safety and the lack of immediate emergency response on major urban roads. According to available information, the victim, identified as Davinder Singh, sustained critical injuries after his motorcycle hit the divider with force. Due to the absence of any emergency medical services at the spot, he could not be shifted to a hospital in time. Eyewitnesses said Singh…

22 Jan

Two killed, several injured in bus-truck collision in Andhra Pradesh

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaAccident, Andhra Pradesh

National Times Bureau :- At least two people were killed and seveal others injured in the early hours of Thursday after a speeding truck collided with a private bus in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district. The bus was travelling from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad in Telangana when its right-side tyre burst. The collision caused both the bus and the truck to burst into flames. Local residents, along with the bus cleaner and conductor, smashed the windows and helped rescue passengers trapped inside. The crash led to major traffic disruption for several hours as fire services and police worked relentlessly…

19 Jan

Two brothers killed as speeding truck rams into bike in Ludhiana, driver at large

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAccident, Ludhiana

National Times Bureau :- In a tragic turn of events, three youths riding a bik were violently hit by a speeding truck leading to the death of two brothers and critically injuring their friend. The driver fled the scene after the horrific accident. The deceased were identified as Damodar Kumar (21) and Shivmohan Kumar (28). Soon after the accident, a team of police officials reached the spot and rushed the brothers to the civil hospital where doctors declared them brought dead. While their friend who was also critically injured was rushed to another hospital and is currently undergoing treatment. Meanwhile…

10 Jan

Before son could take flight, tragedy strikes: Father among 4 killed on way to Amritsar airport

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAccident, Punjab News

National Times Bureau :- At least four persons were killed and one sustained critical injuries after a car collided with a Punjab Roadways bus on the Dasuya–Hoshiarpur road near Adda Dosarka early Saturday morning. According to police officials, the accident occurred around 6 am when a car carrying five occupants attempted to enter the main road amid dense fog. The vehicle was hit by a Pathankot depot bus travelling from Dasuya to Hoshiarpur, leading to a devastating impact. The collision was so severe that the car was completely mangled, resulting in the deaths of four occupants on the spot. The…

25 Dec

Nine burnt to death as bus catches fire after collision with lorry in Karnataka

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaAccident, Bus Lorrey, Death, Karnatka

National Times Bureau :- At least nine people were burnt to death after a private sleeper bus caught fire following collision with a container with lorry on Thursday in Karnataka's Chitradurga district. The bus was travelling from Bengaluru to Gokarna when it was hit head-on by a container lorry and immediately went up in flames, police said. The police are suspecting that driver might had fallen asleep at the wheel. “The container lorry jumped over the divider and hit the bus. The lorry driver is dead. There were 32 people on the bus. We have 21 people injured in hospital,…