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Knowledge Nugget: Road Accidents in India — Causes, reports and UPSC relevance

February 13, 2026 2:33 pm

India has again missed its road accident death reduction target, with fatalities rising in 2024. What are the key causes and major recommendations? In “Beyond the Nugget,” also learn about the planned measures to curb them

'6 pm to 9 pm danger hours’: Himachal DGP launches zero-tolerance drive to curb road accidents

February 05, 2026 5:58 pm

According to official figures, 389 road accidents out of 1,920 occurred between 6 pm and 9 pm in 2025 in Himachal Pradesh.

Almost a month after wife dies in Pune road accident, guitarist husband booked for negligence

February 01, 2026 5:35 pm

The guitarist’s wife was run over by a truck after their motorcycle with an accident in Pune's Uttam Nagar on January 2.

‘False road accident insurance settlement claims’: 13 UP police officers suspended, probe on

February 02, 2026 2:11 pm

During a UP Police SIT inquiry, irregularities were detected in nine cases in Bahraich and two cases each in Gonda and Shravasti

Two children killed in Vadodara road accidents

January 19, 2026 7:19 pm

A VFES water tanker ran over the boy, who was standing near the tanker.

Supreme Court increases the compensation of for parents of teen, who died in a road accident.

Supreme Court increases compensation for parents of teen killed in road accident, cites 'pain and suffering’

December 16, 2025 6:05 pm

A bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Vinod Chandran were hearing the parents' plea against the orders of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the high court.

An uncontrolled dumper hit several vehicles under Harmara Police Station in Jaipur on Monday. Reportedly 10 died in accident. (ANI Photo)

Despite decline in road accidents in states like Gujarat, Haryana, how others, like UP, drove up overall numbers

November 04, 2025 2:59 pm

Data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways show that barring some improvements, the overall annual numbers for 2024 show rising road accidents and fatalities in India.

Four pilgrims among 8 die in road accidents

July 14, 2025 4:46 am

In Greater Noida West, a 55-year-old woman died and her husband was injured after a dumper truck hit their scooter, police said

The two men on the motorcycle were headed to a roadside juice stall at the time of the crash (Image source: @SachinGuptaUP/X)

Watch: SUV in Uttar Pradesh rams into bikers, tosses them 15 feet away

March 04, 2025 1:32 pm

The accident was reported in the Unchahar market area on the Lucknow-Prayagraj National Highway, Raebareli.

It took nearly two hours to pull out the women and the child trapped under the truck with the help of cranes and bulldozers, officials said. Gujarat.

Child, 3 women killed as dumper truck falls on labourers in Gujarat

February 09, 2025 12:10 pm

The dumper tried to make its way through a narrow passage and overturned, falling on a group of labourers engaged in the road construction work, Deputy Superintendent of Police SM Varotariya said.