Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has ordered an enquiry by the Special Commissioner of Transport into recent accidents involving government buses.
Gogoi, in a letter to the Secretary General of Lok Sabha, said that the recent spate of tragic incidents has caused "immense loss of life, suffering and economic disruption."
In a tragic incident, one Kanwar Yatra pilgrim died and another was injured in a road accident in the Ratanpuri police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, police said.
Six people, including an 18-month-old child, were killed and another was injured when an auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with a car in Assam's Karimganj district on Tuesday.
Taking a strong view into the accident involving INS Brahmaputra warship, the Naval headquarters has ordered a detailed probe led by a Rear Admiral to determine the exact causes and establish accountability based on the inquiry report.
Kashmir Singh Thakur, Reasi State Disaster Response Force said, "Three dead bodies have been recovered and they have been shifted to the hospital. One child was injured and he had also been shifted."
At least 22 people were killed and 16 others were injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on a highway in Bolivian Andes, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday, citing the police.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticized the BJP-led NDA government for recent train accidents, saying that the government should address the issue or face public consequences.
Three people are dead and eight were injured in a landslide in the Chidwasa region of Rudraprayad district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. The incident occurred on the Kedarnath Yatra route this morning when the devotees were on their way to Kedarnath Dham from Gaurikund on foot.