Twelve people were killed and over 29 persons sustained injuries after a bus fell into a ditch in the Khopoli area of Raigad in Maharashtra on April 15. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadanvis expressed his sorrow over the incident.He said, “The Khopoli incident is extremely painful. Around 41 passengers were travelling on the bus. 12 people died on spot and remaining were rescued. 18 passengers have been admitted to MGM hospital. 10 have been admitted to Khopoli Nagarpalika Hospital and 1 has been admitted to Jhakotia hospital. The government will help the family members of those impacted in the accident. Investigation is under process to find out the reasons behind this accident. My sympathies are with those who lost their close ones in the accident,” he added.
15 April,2023 02:39 PM IST | Mumbai
On October 17, Nitin Gadkari attended Phillip Capital Infrastructure's meeting with key institutional investors. The government is taking measures in the area to improve road safety, he stated. He said, “Road safety is a big concern...We've taken the decision of 6 airbags in the economic model also. We're trying to change a lot of things...We cannot control two things in India. One is population growth and other is automobile growth.”
18 October,2022 03:25 PM IST | Mumbai
5 dead & over 8 injured in a car accident at the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. As Government data suggests 18 people die every hour across India due to road crashes. With the rise in number of road crashes & recent death of Cyrus Mistry, Former Chairman of the Tata group, road safety debate is back in public domain. We meet the family of Chetan Kadam who tragically lost his life at the Bandra-Worli Sea Link accident
11 October,2022 03:25 PM IST | Mumbai
The BMC has published a list of 331 buildings in the city, which are in dilapidated condition. Of these, 67 per cent are still occupied, putting residents at severe risk. Out of 331 buildings, 96 are in South Bombay, 166 in the Western suburbs and the rest in the Eastern suburbs.
21 March,2022 05:48 PM IST | Mumbai
One person died and two were injured in an accident between Ambernath and Badlapur stations in the early hours of 27th January. In another incident on the same day, an excavator blocked the Kalyan-bound slow line. Both incidents led to the slowing down of train services. Watch this video for more.
28 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The Bangalore city traffic police have gone a step ahead in spreading the message on traffic awareness. Now, anyone visiting a cinema hall for a movie, will first watch a two minute promo video on road accidents before watching the movie. ACP (Traffic and Security) Praveen Sood told MiD DAY, u00e2u20acu0153The two minute video is very interesting and eye catching. It show how accidents occur when people over speed or jump signals and if they would have waited for few seconds they would have been safe. We have put the background music and given the credit to music trio Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa and the lyricist Javed Akthar. At present the background song is in Hindi but later we will have it in Kannada also.u00e2u20acufffd Story & Video by Madhusudan Maney
02 February,2011 11:50 AM IST
As the number of accidents on the suburban railway network continues to rise taking, on an average, an alarming 10 lives every day, authorities at the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST), railways and NGO Radhee Disaster and Education Foundation have decided to join hands and make commuters aware about it. Video courtesy: Radhee Disaster and Education Foundation
14 June,2014 09:50 PM IST
Expressing serious concern over the train derailment in Karnataka, Congress leaders on Saturday lashed out at the BJP-led NDA Government over its failure to check the frequent rail accidents in the country.
12 September,2015 02:01 PM IST
A group of Siliguri residents truly depict that humanity still prevails in today’s world. A group of citizens from this picturesque city on Monday tied neon collars on stray dogs to prevent them from becoming victims of road accidents during night time
12 October,2017 12:03 PM IST
Six years ago, Deepak Vishwakarma started the Create Together Foundation taking various initiatives across the Mumbai and its surrounding areas. The Navi Mumbai based NGO has been helping stray dogs from coming under the wheels of speeding vehicles at night by fitting them with reflective collar bands so that they can be spotted in the dark. Watch this video to find out more.
21 December,2020 06:34 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
