Authorities continue rescue and treatment operations after a major bus accident in Udhampur, with updated casualty figures confirming over 20 deaths and dozens injured in the incident.
In a detailed statement shared with The Statesman and news agency United News of India (UNI), the DTC drivers’ association announced its intentions to move the court against the practice in the larger interest of the people of Delhi.
The accident occurred around 2:45 am near milestone 88 in the Surir police station area.
A two - wheeler and a car were also damaged in the collision, a police spokesman said.
Seven people lost their lives in a bus accident in Almora district in Uttarakhand today.
At least nine passengers died after a bus overturned in Andhra Pradesh’s ASR district. Injured passengers were taken to Bhadrachalam Hospital. Leaders expressed grief.
The tragic bus accident near Medina that claimed the lives of 45 Indian pilgrims from Telangana is not just an isolated incident on a foreign roadway.
The mishap occurred on the Indore-Ujjain road. The bus of the ‘Baaneshwari Travels’ owned by the Shukla family, ran over the family riding on a motorcycle.
Officials in Nepal confirmed that there were 42 passengers from Maharashtra aboard the Kesarwani Travel bus from Gorakhpur. The deceased included tourists from Maharashtra and the bus driver, Murtaja alias Mustafa, from Pipriach in Gorakhpur.
He has asked that a report be submitted within a week. The report should include the reasons for such incidents as well as measures required to prevent future occurrences.
