least 18 people were killed andover two dozen injured today in two separate road accidents inthe mountainous western region of Nepal, police said.In the first accident, 16 people died after a bus metwith an accident at Hansapur area in Arghakhachi district thismorning, according to police.The accident occurred when the bus, which was headingtowards Sandhikhark from Gokhunga, plunged 150-metre down...
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Thiruvananthapuram: Director-General of Police Jacob Punnose on Thursday said new police recruits would be trained in administering first aid to accident victims. Inaugurating the valedictory of a training programme on trauma care for traffic police personnel, Mr. Punnose said 3,800 persons died in road accidents in the State in 2008.Many of these lives could have been saved if the first persons to...
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is no let up in rail accidents. Unmanned Level Crossings (ULCs) continueto claim lives almost regularly. But, the point rests again on: who is theculprit?On Friday, four persons were killed and one seriouslyinjured when the tractor trolley they were moving in collided with 1SLSultanpur-Lucknow passenger at an ULC. The accident occurred at an ULC 192-Cbetween Bakkas-Anupganj stations on the Lucknow-Sultanpur...
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recent times, we have seen a rise in road accidents, particularly during festive seasons.While some of the accidents were attributed to the driver’s error, some were the result of poor highway infrastructure maintenance.This can be seen in the recent accident involving a MPV flying off the road and landing on railway tracks in Subang Jaya. Fortunately no life was lost.The location of this accident...
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Even as the United Nations-World Health Organisation’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Accident Victims is being observed on Sunday, the inability of agencies concerned to curb the rise in number of road accident fatalities is turning to be a concern in the State.Improved road conditions, a series of awareness programmes, better enforcement and political commitment had resulted in a decline...
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Provisional findings of a railways panel probing the accident nearMathura last month which killed 22 people has hinted that "failure of signallingstaff" led to the mishap."The inquiry found that integrity ofsignalling circuit was not properly maintained by the staff," said an official.The accident took place when Goa Express rammed into the stationary MewarExpress near Mathura.While Railway Board is...
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was the failure of railway staff which caused the collision of Train No 2964(Dn) Mewar express with Train no 2779 (Dn) Goa express on October 21 nearMathura.The Delhi-bound Goa Express had hit the stationaryDelhi-bound Mewar Express from behind leaving 22 passengers dead and 22 injured.The accident took place at 4.55 am between Mathura Jn and Vrindavan Roadstations on Mathura-Palwal section of Agra...
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a desperate bid to bring down the number of deaths on the country's roads, the government is looking to provide cashless cover to all road accident victims. Recognising that the first hour after an accident is the "golden hour" during which many lives can be saved if appropriate medical assistance is provided, it intends to bear all expenses incurred by an accident victim in the first 48 hours.The...
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