On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti and as part of the nationwide campaign ‘Swachhata Hi Seva,’ Sikkim’s Governor Om Prakash Mathur rolled up his sleeves today for a heartfelt cleanliness drive at Raj Bhavan, Gangtok.
At least nine people died and 20 others were injured when a bus rammed into a stone-laden stationary truck in Maihar district of Madhya Pradesh.
Thousands of trucks were stranded since morning across the state following truck owners' call for a 72-hour strike starting today.
Fifty-five people were injured early on Sunday in a collision between a bus and a truck in northeastern Iran's Khorasan Razavi province, the state media reported.
According to the police, the incident took place near Shastri Park metro station, at the Tarbuz market, and the PCR call regarding the same was received at around 0450 hrs.
Six people died after a truck rammed into a vehicle in the Mandawar Police Station area of Rajasthan’s Dausa on…
The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. local time when the truck carrying 29 people was passing a downhill road in Minyambouw sub-district of Pengunungan Arfak district, the officer said.
The deceased persons were identified as Dilip Kumar Sahu, Bapun Kumar Sahu, Ranu Pradhan, Gaura Chandra Sahu, and Pinku Sahu. Three of the ill-fated victims died on the spot, two others succumbed to injuries at the hospital.
The driver of the mangled vehicle along with the child and a woman escaped unhurt since they were not in the car.
According to eyewitnesses, the two vehicles were coming from opposite directions when they collided. "There was a stray cow on the road and in trying to save the animal, the two vehicles collided," said an eyewitness.
