Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief over the death of five people in an accident in Keonjhar district and announced ex-gratia assistance of Rs.3 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased.
Four people died, and one got injured critically in a severe road accident on Bhadrash Rohru link road near Shalun Kaichi in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, Rampur Police officials said.
The incident occurred near Buhara village under Dursada police station limits in the district at around 6 am on Wednesday. There were around 30 people travelling in the mini truck.
"PCR call was received at 10:30 am, regarding a fatal accident near Khajuri Flyover. Police reached the spot. The injured in the incident were Vikram (32), two children aged 2 years and another aged 10 months, and one deceased Deepa (30)," an official statement said.
A person has been run over by the Vande Bharat train near Firozabad district's Tundla. The accident took place somewhere between Jalesar town and Pora village.
Farooq Ahmed, a spokesperson for the provincial emergency services, released a statement blaming the fatalities on electricity, drowning, and lightning.
While speaking to ANI, CSP Manoj Dhruv said," Devraj Patel, hailing from Mahasamund district, along with his friend met with an accident after their two-wheeler was hit by a truck in the outskirts of Raipur."
As per the police official, the incident took place at 2:00 pm on Sunday when the deceased had pressed the button to reach the 8th floor, but the trolley got stuck in the lift door.
According to officials, around 7-8 people got injured after a wedding pandal collapsed in Damoh last night due to heavy rain and wind. The injured were sent to district hospital for treatment.
According to an official statement from the chief minister's office, Patnaik has ordered to provide free medical treatment to the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.