At least nine pilgrims, including seven from Andhra Pradesh, were killed and about half-a-dozen were injured in two separate road accidents in the Jabalpur and Maihar districts of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday while returning from the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj were killed.
Ten persons, including two women, were killed in two separate road accidents in Madhya Pradesh within a span of three hours between midnight and the wee hours of Friday.
A devastating road accident in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district claimed the lives of four members of a family, including a newlywed couple returning from their honeymoon.
Police here said around 20 people , all residents of Kumhrai village of Chandpa, were going in a Pick-up van on Tuesday afternoon to see a 60-year-old cancer-stricken elderly resident of Nagla Imalia village of Etah.
Five doctors were killed in a tragic road accident here on Lucknow - Agra expressway early Wednesday.
According to police, the 65-year-old woman, who was identified as Janki Kumari, died after she was allegedly hit by a speeding car near her house in Jheel Khurenja area near Geeta Colony.
Despite multiple complaints, there has been no substantial improvement, leading to heightened risks for commuters. Authorities remain unresponsive, with no visible efforts to address the long-standing road issues. Locals claim that even though incidents involving reckless truck drivers are not uncommon in the region, law enforcement has failed to take adequate measures to ensure road safety.
All four, including the deceased, worked as domestic help. They met with the accident while on their way to work.
The UP minister is now undergoing treatment at the trauma centre in a Mirzapur hospital, according to reports. A video of the incident has also surfaced in which Ashish Patel is seen injured.
The eight people who lose their lives in the accident, included a bride, woman and children, reported ARY News.
