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Two killed, five fisherfolk women hurt as lorry hits autorickshaw near Kakinada

Two killed, five fisherfolk women hurt as lorry hits autorickshaw near Kakinada

A warning triangle placed on a road near vehicles after a collision. Representative image | Photo Credit: Aleksei Andreev Two persons, including the driver, died and five fisherfolk women survived with injuries after a lorry hit an autorickshaw, in which the fisherfolk were travelling, on the Samarlakota bridge near Kakinada on Wednesday (May 27, 2026). The deceased have been identified as Gampala Chittamma, 50, and the autorickshaw driver Iripalli Prem Kumar. The accident occurred while a group of six fisherfolk women belonging to Uppada were on their way to sell their fish in Kakinada city, Peddapuram Deputy Superintendent of Police Tilak said. The lorry was heading from Kurnool to Kakinada city. Mr. Tilak said five fisherfolk women are being treated at the Government General Hospital in Kakinada city. A case has been registered and the investigation is on. In a post on X, Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan called the deaths of the two Uppada residents tragic. He conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and said the government stood with them. He had …

CISF personnel, two others killed after truck overturns on autorickshaw in Bihar’s Khagaria

CISF personnel, two others killed after truck overturns on autorickshaw in Bihar’s Khagaria

Three people, including a CISF personnel, lost their lives after a truck carrying stone chips overturned and fell onto an autorickshaw in Khagaria district of Bihar on Thursday, police said, reported the PTI. The accident took place near Gauchhari village under the Maheshkhunt police station limits when the truck driver reportedly lost control, causing the vehicle to topple onto its side. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Auto LPG shortage further hits Bengaluru autorickshaw services

Auto LPG shortage further hits Bengaluru autorickshaw services

Autorickshaws line up for LPG refuelling at a BP LPG station on Mysuru Road as the city faces a gas shortage linked to the ongoing West Asia crisis. Drivers in Bengaluru waited for more than three hours to refill their vehicles on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K. Bengaluru witnessed widespread disruption in auto services on Thursday, hit by an acute shortage of auto LPG. Long queues of autos stretching for kilometres outside fuel stations were a common sight, with drivers waiting for hours amid uncertainty over supply. The shortage, due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia that disrupted fuel logistics, has severely impacted thousands of autorickshaw drivers who depend on LPG as a cost-effective alternative to conventional fuels. At several fuel stations visited across different parts of the city by The Hindu on Thursday, autorickshaws were seen lined up in serpentine queues, with many drivers forced to park indefinitely as tankers failed to arrive on time. In some locations, drivers were supplied only limited quantities of LPG, far short of a full …

Autorickshaw drivers face long wait amid LPG shortage crisis

Autorickshaw drivers face long wait amid LPG shortage crisis

An auto driver takes a nap inside his vehicle while waiting in a queue for LPG refill, in Hyderabad on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Autorickshaw drivers continued to grapple with the frustration of either being denied LPG or having to wait for hours in serpentine queues for their turn to stock up. Drivers on Tuesday night were forced to wait for long hours at a filling station in Bairamalguda. The queue wound its way past buildings and residences, stretching to the length of a five-minute ride, with scores of autorickshaws lined up. Published – April 01, 2026 09:23 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Madhya Pradesh: Five dead as speeding SUV crushes autorickshaw

Madhya Pradesh: Five dead as speeding SUV crushes autorickshaw

Five members of a family died and four others, including two children, sustained injuries after an SUV chased by police for rash driving crashed into an autorickshaw in Gwalior early on Friday, police said. The driver of the SUV, which was trying to escape after being involved in another incident, has been arrested, they said.  The accident occurred around 2.50 am at Parshuram Chauraha when the victims were returning from the Sheetla Mata temple on the occasion of Ram Navami, Gwalior Zone IGP Arvind Saxena said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

One Killed, Three Injured As Under-Construction Metro Pillar Falls On Autorickshaw In Mumbai | India News

One Killed, Three Injured As Under-Construction Metro Pillar Falls On Autorickshaw In Mumbai | India News

Last Updated:February 14, 2026, 16:31 IST A segment of the cement structure gave way during construction and fell from a height, striking the autorickshaw and a car that was passing through the area. Mumbai Metro Line | Representative Image One person was killed, and three others were injured on Saturday afternoon after a portion of an under-construction metro pillar collapsed in Mumbai’s Mulund area, falling onto a moving autorickshaw and a car, officials said. The incident occurred around 12.15-12.20 pm on the busy LBS Road near the Johnson & Johnson factory. According to officials, a segment of the cement structure gave way during construction and fell from a height, striking the autorickshaw that was passing through the area. In a statement, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority said the accident took place near Pier P196 of the Metro Line project, close to the Mulund Fire Station. “A portion of a parapet segment fell from height and struck a passing auto rickshaw,” the authority said, adding that the condition of the injured was being monitored and …

TMC Election Results: Autorickshaw Driver Finishes First In Race Against Jitendra Awhad’s Might In Mumbra | Mumbai-news News

TMC Election Results: Autorickshaw Driver Finishes First In Race Against Jitendra Awhad’s Might In Mumbra | Mumbai-news News

Last Updated:January 21, 2026, 16:54 IST TMC Election Results: Nafis Ansari, a former autorickshaw driver from Mumbra, won from ward number 30 of Mumbra, which is largely seen as the bastion of NCP leader Jitendra Awhad Nafis Ansari (left) and Jitendra Awhad. (Instagram/File) TMC Election Results: Among the names that are being talked about after the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) results is AIMIM’s Nafis Ansari. Nafis Ansari, a former autorickshaw driver from Mumbra, won the TMC elections from ward number 30 of Mumbra, which is largely seen as the bastion of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad. Post-election, he has publicly stated that he and his colleagues serve as “nagar sevaks” (city servants) for all residents of their ward, regardless of whether they voted for him or not. TMC Election Winners: Full List Of Thane Corporators From Shinde’s Shiv Sena, BJP, NCP, UBT His success is often highlighted due to his modest background as an auto-rickshaw driver in the Mumbra area before entering the Thane Municipal Corporation. Ansari had failed to win the previous …

2 injured after Akshay Kumar’s escort car collide with auto-rickshaw in Juhu| India News

2 injured after Akshay Kumar’s escort car collide with auto-rickshaw in Juhu| India News

Two people were injured following a collision between an autorickshaw and the security escort vehicle of Akshay Kumar. The autorikshaw was hit by a speeding Mercedes. Security personnel at the site after actor Akshay Kumar’s escort vehicle collided with an auto-rickshaw, in Mumbai (PTI) A part of Akshay Kumar’s escort car was reportedly hit by an autorickshaw after the three-wheeler was struck by another vehicle near Mukteshwar Road in Juhu, HT reported earlier. The autorickshaw driver was injured in the accident and was taken to the hospital for treatment, PTI reported. Akshay Kumar, along with this wife Twinkle Khanna were on the way to their Juhu home from the airport after an overseas trip. Residents witnessed Akshay Kumar stepping out of his SUV to assist an auto driver and a passenger who were briefly trapped under an entourage vehicle after a Mercedes rammed into them from behind. Also read: 18 dead, 100+ injured in fog-related road accidents in Uttar Pradesh After the collision, the actor and his staff immediately got out, lifted the autorickshaw, and …

Six killed in collision between bus, autorickshaw in Patan

Six killed in collision between bus, autorickshaw in Patan

At least six persons were killed after an autorickshaw collided with a state transport bus in Gujarat`s Patan district on Thursday, the police said, reported the PTI. All six reportedly killed in the accident were travelling in an autorickshaw, the police said. An official said that the accident occurred near Sami village on the Sami-Radhanpur highway around 11.30 am, according to the PTI. The state transport bus was going towards Kutch from Himmatnagar, while the three-wheeler was coming from the opposite direction, said Patan District Superintendent of Police V K Nayi. “All six persons travelling in the autorickshaw, including the driver, died on the spot. The impact was so intense that the mangled remains of the auto got stuck underneath the bus,” V K Nayi said, as per the PTI. Prime facie, it appears that the bus driver lost control of the wheel while trying to overtake another vehicle, resulting in the collision, said the official, news agency reported. The local police have started an investigation into the incident, Nayi added. Radhanpur MLA and BJP …

What did MS Dhoni say to Vignesh Puthur? Friend and coaches detail the journey of son of auto-rickshaw driver to playing in IPL | Ipl News

What did MS Dhoni say to Vignesh Puthur? Friend and coaches detail the journey of son of auto-rickshaw driver to playing in IPL | Ipl News

On Monday morning, when Sreerag dialled Vignesh Puthur, he didn’t waste a single second to ask the question that has been on everyone’s lips since Sunday night. “Eddaaa, pulli entha da paranchu? (What did MS Dhoni say) is what I asked first because even my parents were keen to know,” Sreerag says. Dhoni was seen talking to Vignesh, and patting his back after Vignesh’s impressive debut for Mumbai Kings in the game against Chennai Super Kings. So what did Dhoni say? “Dhoni asked him how old is he and told Vignesh to keep doing the same things that have brought him to the IPL,” Sreerag breaks the suspense. It is the question that almost everyone has been asking the 24-year old Vignesh’s father Babu, a familiar auto rickshaw driver in the Kunnapally locality in Perinthalmanna town in Malappuram. Few in the town know Vignesh as well as Sreerag, his close friend who used to take the wrist-spinner on his bike for training sessions and to restaurants that serve fish. “If you talk to him, you …