Accidents & Fires

Pickup crash near Holalkere kills four and injures four

Four people died and four were injured when a pickup vehicle hit an electric pole near Sasaluhalla in Holalkere taluk on January 6 evening.

Supreme Court seeks Maharashtra response on bail pleas in Pune Porsche crash case

The Supreme Court issued notice to the Maharashtra government on bail pleas by two accused in the Pune Porsche car accident case that killed two people in May 2024.

Ethiopian migrants killed and injured in lorry crash in Semera, Afar region

At least 22 Ethiopian migrants were killed and 65 were injured when a lorry carrying them overturned in Semera in Ethiopia’s Afar region.

Cargo truck carrying Ethiopian asylum seekers and migrants overturns in Afar, killing 22

At least 22 people were killed and 65 were injured when a cargo truck carrying Ethiopian asylum seekers and migrants overturned on a highway in Semera in Ethiopia’s Afar region.

Snow and ice disrupt travel across Europe, leaving passengers stranded and causing deaths

Intense snowfall and icy conditions disrupted travel across Europe, with six people reported killed and hundreds of flights cancelled, leaving thousands stranded at airports in Paris and Amsterdam.

A.P. Fire Services and NDRF work to contain ONGC well blowout in Konaseema

Officials said nitrogen tankers and coolants were being used to reduce temperature levels at Irusumanda and nearby villages in Malkipuram mandal.

Police identify 16 more victims of Crans-Montana bar fire

Police said the latest identifications bring the total number of people identified as killed in the fire to 24.

Fire breaks out at motorcycle parking facility at Thrissur Railway Station

Southern Railway said the fire was doused within half an hour by mobilising fire tenders and said there was no causality or injury.

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