At least 11 people were killed and around 45 sustained serious burn injuries when an LPG tanker exploded with a big bang after colliding with a truck near Bhankrota on the outskirts of the city on Friday morning.
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 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.
Senior CTD official Raja Umer Khattab, who examined the spot, said initial probe revealed that the attackers were riding a motorcycle and that the grenade had exploded before falling into vehicle.
A JCB machine was called for the rescue operation. Five bodies were taken out and have been sent for post mortem. The deceased included one child.
The cause of explosion is being investigated
The accident occurred on Kim-Mandvi road near Kosamba village when the driver lost control over his vehicle after it hit a sugar-cane heap hanging from a tractor-trolly coming from the opposite side.
