An assistant commissioner of police (ACP) and his driver had a narrow escape after an iron rod protruding from a trailer truck hit their sports utility vehicle (SUV) on L&T bypass road in Coimbatore. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, resulting in minor injuries to both the ACP and the constable. The trailer truck, driven by Gurumith Singh, was later seized by highway patrol police. The truck owner agreed to cover the repair expenses, resolving the issue amicably.
A 45-year-old worker was killed and two others injured in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Salem district. The incident occurred at Kadambur near Attur. The deceased has been identified as A Rajamanickam. The injured victims were immediately transported to the government hospital in Attur town for treatment. Chief minister MK Stalin conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the grieving families.
Three persons, including a woman, were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and car in Khanna. The injured are Kaur, 65, her nephew Lakhwinder Singh (30) and Manpreet Singh. They were on their way to Khanna from a gurdwara in Goh village on Khamaon road when their car collided with a truck. Manjeet Kaur’s condition was stated to be serious.
An accident between two trucks on national highway (NH) 48 resulted in a massive traffic jam of over 10 km on the Bharuch to Surat stretch. The incident caused chaos and delays for commuters traveling towards Surat, Mumbai, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad. Learn more about the accident and its impact.
Two girls on their way to school were tragically run over by a vehicle near Serandag along Tandwa-Simaria Road in Tandwa industrial town. The incident involved a car ferrying a poll official. Learn more about this heartbreaking accident and the aftermath in Tandwa.