At least seven people died after two buses collided head-on near Tirupattur in Sivaganga district on Sunday evening, the Sivaganga district SP Siva Prasad confirmed.
According to a fire official, a person was killed after an ethanol tanker collided with a lorry carrying iron coils in the Hanwada Mandal of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.
Dr Karan of the Fazilka government hospital informed that 15 people, including three of the five passengers travelling in the canter, were rushed to the hospital. Two of the passengers were brought dead, he added.
The vehicle was returning from Siliguri with 11 passengers on board when it collided head-on with a parked truck stationed on the left side of the road in the early hours today, resulting in severe impact, they said.
The accident occurred near Bhilera village under the jurisdiction of Bajrang Garh police station at around 2 am on Thursday. There were seven passengers in the car, returning after attending a wedding function.
After the collision, hydraulic acid leaked, creating a large plume of smoke; two fire vehicles arrived at the scene, controlled the smoke, and no casualties were reported.
The group was travelling from Makkah to Madinah when their bus collided with an oil tanker nearly 25 km before Medina, causing an explosion that engulfed the vehicle within minutes.
Addressing the media, Sajjanar said the group was travelling from Makkah to Madinah when their bus collided with an oil tanker nearly 25 km before Medina, causing an explosion that engulfed the vehicle within minutes.
At least five people were killed and 14 were injured when a trailer truck and a tempo carrying devotees collided near Khari Beri village on NH-125 in Jodhpur.