Nine people were killed while five others were injured after an autorickshaw was hit by a truck in Bihar's Lakhisarai district. The incident took place late on Tuesday night.
While nine people died on the spot, five were admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment. The deceased and injured were identified as mostly residents of Jamalpur in Munger district.
As many as eight passengers were critically injured after the bus they were traveling in rammed into a rickshaw loaded with iron rods at Deesa in Gujarat's Banaskantha.
The incident occurred in the Nanda Nagar area under the jurisdiction of Pardeshipura police station in the city on Tuesday. On receiving information about the incident, the police along with fire brigade and ambulance reached the spot and doused off the fire.
The accident occurred in Jaderua area under the jurisdiction of Murar police station in the district on Monday. There were three persons riding on the bike, the rider died on the spot while the rear persons sustained injuries and were undergoing treatment in the district hospital.
At least 25 people lost their lives following a massive landslide in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan on Monday, Khaama Press reported, citing the Taliban-led Ministry of Disaster Management.
Four bike-borne assailants injured a jeweller father and son by hitting them with a pistol's butt after they failed to rob them under the Sonia Vihar police station area of the city on Sunday night, said police.
Two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot and another officer was left injured after responding to a domestic incident early Sunday morning in Burnsville, Minnesota, CNN reported, citing local authorities.