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Jharkhand: Truck-van collision kills eight

Jharkhand: Truck-van collision kills eight

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Eight people were killed after a coal-laden truck hit a van carrying a band party in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, triggering a protest by locals, police said on Friday. The accident occurred in the Barlaung Budhbazar area under the Rajrappa Police Station limits around midnight when the truck struck the van, a senior officer said. “Initially, seven people died in the accident. The injured, who was referred to Ranchi’s RIMS for treatment, succumbed to his injuries during treatment, taking the total toll to eight,” Rajrappa Police Station in-charge Krishna Kumar said. Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed grief over the death of people in the accident. “The news of the road accident near Lari-Barlong on the Ramgarh-Bokaro highway, in which many people have lost their lives, is extremely sad and painful. My deepest condolences to the grieving family members. May God grant them the strength to bear this hour of sorrow,” Gangwar posted on X. The CM wrote on the social media platform that he was “saddened by the tragic news …

Thapelo Maseko: truck driver’s son who drove South Africa to the knockouts | Football News

Thapelo Maseko: truck driver’s son who drove South Africa to the knockouts | Football News

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4 min readChandigarhUpdated: Jun 25, 2026 09:41 PM IST From being ridiculed in some quarters as arguably the worst team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a game and a half, South Africa upset the odds by sealing their passage to the knockout rounds, a feat they hadn’t achieved in their previous three appearances, even when they hosted the tournament in 2010. And they did it without enduring the agony and suspense of the virtual contest among the third-place finishers in the 12 groups, advancing by right as the second-place finishers in Group A behind co-hosts Mexico. The hero in the 1-0 win over South Korea was Thapelo Maseko, the 22-year-old son of a truck driver. He grew up in Eatonside in Sebokeng in South Africa and the father still recalls the daunting journey to World Cup glory. “As the breadwinner, I sacrificed a lot for his career. I was actually the only person who was working. You had to get soccer boots and when they go to games, you had to organise their …

Palghar: nine crore worth of electronics gutted in highway truck fire

Palghar: nine crore worth of electronics gutted in highway truck fire

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A container truck transporting electronic goods worth an estimated nine crore caught fire on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway near Vasai in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Tuesday night, officials said. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm while the truck was on its way to Ahmedabad. The fire quickly engulfed the vehicle, triggering panic among motorists and leading to a major traffic jam on the busy highway for over two hours. According to officials from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) fire department, the truck driver and cleaner noticed the blaze in time and managed to escape safely before the flames spread through the vehicle. No injuries were reported in the incident. After receiving information about the fire, VVMC fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and launched an extensive firefighting operation. Firefighters worked for several hours to bring the blaze under control and prevent it from spreading to nearby vehicles on the highway. The fire completely gutted the truck and destroyed the electronic goods being transported, with losses estimated at around nine crore. Once the flames were extinguished, …

Six killed, 20 injured as pickup vehicle collides with truck in MP's Chhindwara

Six killed, 20 injured as pickup vehicle collides with truck in MP's Chhindwara

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At least six people died and 20 others sustained injuries after a pickup vehicle carrying labourers collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district on Monday, officials said. The accident occurred near Temni Khurd village on Betul-Chhindwara highway at around 10 am today. Upon receiving information about the accident, the police reached the spot and sent the injured to the district hospital. Chhindwara district hospital Civil Surgeon, Dr Sushil Dubey said, “Today, an accident occurred near Temni Khurd village on Betul-Chhindwara highway at around 10 am. Upon receiving information from the district administration, we immediately made arrangements at Chhindwara district hospital. So far, 20 patients have arrived here and are being treated, while among them one is critical and referred to Nagpur Medical College. Apart from this, six people have died, which include four women and two men.” The Civil Surgeon further informed that those who died were identified as Babbu Rajbaitha (35), Santosh Sawnere (45), Savitri Banke (31), Shivkali (45), Leelavati Sheelu (45), and Shakravarti Sheelu (45), all residents of Machhera village in …

Six killed, 27 injured as govt bus hits truck in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri: Police

Six killed, 27 injured as govt bus hits truck in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri: Police

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Six persons, including an 18-month-old boy, were killed and 27 others injured after a government bus rammed into a stationary truck on a highway in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Sunday, police said. All injured passengers were taken to the Jalpaiguri Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) and the Maynaguri Government Hospital. “The deceased were identified as Pampa Saha, Jamuna Roy, Sajal Sarkar, Suvankar Sil, Shyamal Chandra Barman and 18-month-old Bibek Saha,” Additional Superintendent of Police, Jalpaiguri (HQ), Shrinivas MP said. “Eight people are still in critical condition. All the dead and injured were travelling on the bus. The driver has been detained,” he added. All injured passengers were taken to the Jalpaiguri Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) and the Maynaguri Government Hospital. Doctors declared two passengers dead on arrival. The North Bengal State Transport Corporation bus, travelling from Siliguri to Cooch Behar, hit a parked truck from behind at Ulladabri, around 8 km from Maynaguri, police said. Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee expressed his condolences on X. “Deeply saddened by the tragic …

Six killed, 20 injured as bus crashes into truck in Gujarat

Six killed, 20 injured as bus crashes into truck in Gujarat

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Six persons were killed and nearly 20 others injured after a private bus rammed into a parked truck on a highway in Gujarat’s Vadodara district in the early hours of Wednesday.  The accident occurred near Kotambi village on the Vadodara-Halol highway at around 4 am, police said.  The truck had been parked on the roadside as its driver was checking tyre pressure when the speeding bus hit it from behind, police said.   A majority of the passengers travelling were from Rajasthan, the official 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

Rajasthan bus accident leaves 20 injured after collision with trailer truck

Rajasthan bus accident leaves 20 injured after collision with trailer truck

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At least 20 people were injured after an Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus collided with a truck on the Agra Bypass in Dausa on early Sunday morning. The bus was travelling from Aligarh to Jaipur, and all the injured individuals have been rushed to the district hospital for treatment. According to officials, the accident occurred around 4:30 AM. Most passengers were fast asleep at the time. Eyewitnesses stated that there was a sudden, loud crash as the bus rammed into the truck ahead. The impact was so severe that the front of the bus was damaged, and many passengers were thrown from their seats and injured. 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

Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself

Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself

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Dantewada , A 25-year-old truck driver allegedly committed suicide after circulating videos on social media and claiming that he was assaulted and threatened by occupants of a high-end car following a collision involving the truck driven by him in Dantewada district, police said. Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself The deceased, identified as Tamradhwaj Sahu, a resident of Mahasamund district, was found hanging from a tree near Banjari Ghat under the Gidam police station limits on Friday, officials said. Sahu worked as a driver for a truck owned by one Laxman. On Friday, Laxman informed police that Sahu had uploaded videos on Instagram claiming that he was going to end his life, and stopped responding to phone calls, a police official said. A police team launched a search operation using the driver’s mobile phone location and later recovered his body hanging from a tree in a forest near Banjari Ghat, he said. The official said the truck driven by Sahu collided with a Mercedes car on …

Three Bihar police officers, driver killed in Begusarai truck collision

Three Bihar police officers, driver killed in Begusarai truck collision

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Three police officers and the driver of their car died when the vehicle crashed into a truck in Bihar’s Begusarai district while returning from a training programme in Patna early on Friday, officials said.  The incident occurred on National Highway-31 near Bakhadda Dhala in Begusarai district. SHOs Sajan Kumar Paswan of Ratwara, Gyanendra Amarendra of Arar and Neeraj Kumar of Belari died on the spot, while the driver, Jyotish Kumar, succumbed to injuries during treatment. 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

Maharashtra: Motorcyclist crushed to death as cement mixer truck topples in Pune

Maharashtra: Motorcyclist crushed to death as cement mixer truck topples in Pune

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A motorcyclist was killed after a cement mixer truck overturned and crushed his two-wheeler in Maharashtra`s Pune city shortly after midnight on Wednesday, police said, reported PTI. The incident occurred around 12.30 am near a hospital at Navale Bridge in the Narhe area on the Katraj-Bavdhan route, reported PTI. The cement mixer truck suddenly overturned while negotiating a turn at the Navale chowk and fell onto the motorcycle, crushing the rider underneath, officials from Narhe police station said. The motorcyclist, identified as Rameshwar Machhindra Bhogale (31), a resident of Katraj and originally from Beed district, died on the spot, the police said, reported PTI. The truck driver, Gorakh Laxman Ransure (50), sustained minor head injuries and was taken for medical treatment, they said, reported PTI. The police later removed the vehicles from the spot and restored traffic movement on the stretch. Six killed as car collides with motorcycle in Jalgaon In another incident, six persons were killed and one was injured after a speeding car collided with a motorcycle in Maharashtra`s Jalgaon district on Tuesday …