Accidents News

The collapse of the roof of an underground coal mine (Basanti Mata coal mine) of BCCL in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Monday resulted in the death of 4 people (three mine workers and an officer), while 164 miners were rescued. Reports suggest that the opening of the mine collapsed during a blast and trapped the workers.

Seven people died and 33 were injured on Thursday morning in a Volvo bus-fire that erupted due to the rupture of diesel tank after the rear part of the bus hit a bridge. The incident that happened in Haveri district of Karnataka is similar to the mishap death of 45 people on October-30 in Mehabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.

At least three people were killed and 35 others were injured after 10 coaches of the Ernakulam-bound Mangala Lakshadweep Express derailed between Ghoti and Igatpuri stations on Friday in Nashik (Maharashtra). Railway authorities, who cancelled seven long distance and one short distance trains, have arranged a special train from Igatpuri and 10 buses to ferry stranded passengers.

A goods vehicle carrying construction workers from Yadgir district of Karnataka was overturned in Belgaum district(Karnataka) early on Saturday, leading to the death of 22 persons and atleast 30 people were injured. Karnataka CM has announced a compensation of Rs.1 lakh to the next kin of the deceased persons and has assured assistance to injured persons.

A Road Transport Corporation bus in Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh) has reportedly run over pedestrians, injuring seven people. Five of the seven injured were pedestrians while the other two were on a scooter. All the injured have been rushed to a hospital. The driver of the bus has reportedly told the police that the brakes of the bus had failed.

SP Udayakumar, head of the anti-nuclear People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy, and his associates have been booked by police for the explosion in a village, at about 15km from the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (Tamil Nadu). A bomb exploded “accidentally” when some miscreants were making explosives in their hut. Six people, including three children were killed and two were injured.

A road over bridge (ROB) in Muzaffarpur (Bihar) collapsed on Wednesday and fell on a goods train passing under it leaving about 24 people injured. The injured were mainly pedestrians and occupants of two auto rickshaws. Four bogies of the goods train were badly damaged after being rammed by the collapsed portion of ROB, believed to be 40 years old.

A helicopter crashed late Friday night into the roof of a pub in Glasgow (Scotland), leaving the building damaged. Local police have cited it as a major incident, and have confirmed the deployment of emergency services to deal with it. It was suspected that some people were trapped inside, however, they could not be confirmed immediately.

As per the last report, seven residents of the 26-storey Mumbai skyscraper,, which caught a major fire yesterday, have been killed. "We have not been able to identify any of the victims and shall be conducting DNA tests to ascertain their identity," an official said. The fire is suspected to have started due to a short-circuit.

Due to dense fog spread across Delhi-NCR, a bus on Tuesday reportedly rammed into a truck on the Yamuna Expressway and killed four people. The fog also resulted in delay of trains coming to or going out of Delhi. Operations at IGI airport also came to a standstill with the fog affecting 74 domestic and 25 international flights.

One person was killed and at least seven injured when an SUV, part of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav convoy which was going to Patna from Ranchi, met an accident in Koderma valley, 170km from Ranchi, on Tuesday evening. While police said that Lalu and other leaders were totally safe, the reasons behind the accidents are not clear yet.

A British Airways jet on Monday crashed into a building just before take-off at Johannesburg's main airport. The Boeing 747, which was on its way to London, veered off the taxiway as it headed to the runway and buried its right wing in the two-storey brick structure. A spokesman of the airport said all 182 passengers on board were safe.

The Dec-8 Mumbai Road accident, in which an Aston Martin collided with two cars injuring three people, witnessed a twist Wednesday. The complainant, Phorum Ruparel, who initially said she had seen a portly young man, told that Reliance Ports driver Bansilal(55), or a person resembling Bansilal, was driving the Aston Martin. It is rumoured that the victims are being "compensated".

Phorum Ruparel, the complainant in the Mumbai accident case involving an Aston Martin owned by Reliance Industries Limited, has denied receiving any compensation from Ambanis, as she replaced her damaged Audi-4 with the latest model, the Audi-6, worth over Rs.40 lakh. While Ruparel's mother said it was purchased from their own money, Ruparel said the insurance company replaced her car.

Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher (45) is in critical condition even after undergoing the brain surgery, doctors said on Monday. The German racing legend had been skiing off-piste with his 14-year-old son in the French Alps on Sunday, when he fell and hit his head on a rock. The injury was so severe that he soon went into comma.

At least 27 passengers were killed Thursday after a state transport bus fell into a 400 feet deep ravine in the Malshej Ghats (Maharashtra). According to preliminary investigations, the bus driver lost control of vehicle at a steep curve, and the bus with 45 passengers fell into the ravine. The death toll is likely to go up.

At least one person was killed and twelve others were injured after two passenger trains (Krishak Express and Barauni Express) collided near Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) Tuesday night, a railway official said. Rescue work is afoot and the injured were admitted to hospital. Following the incident, movement of trains on Gorakhpur-Varanasi track has been disrupted.

An army helicopter on Wednesday crashed near Bareilly (UP), moments after taking off from an airbase, killing the two pilots and an engineer. "The incident occurred this morning. Three officer were killed," an army official said. According to the eyewitnesses, the chopper appeared to be in trouble moments after taking off. It soon caught fire and crashed at the airbase.

Twelve bogies of a goods train derailed Tuesday morning between Chiplun and Kamathe section of the Konkan Railway. The derailment led to a disruption of train movement on the route. Accident relief trains and senior Konkan Railway officials rushed to the accident spot, the Konkan Railway said in a statement. Passenger trains are likely to be regulated, diverted or cancelled.

Eight devotees from Andhra Pradesh were killed Tuesday, and 20 others injured as a bus fell into a river near Solapur district in Maharashtra. While returning from a pilgrimage at Shirdi, the driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle. A special aircraft has been arranged by the Andhra Pradesh government to airlift bodies from Solapur to Gannavaram airport.