Kinnigoli: On Mulki-Kinnigoli state highway near Kenchankere, a bus coming from Mulki to Kinnigoli met with an accident with Qualis car.

The passengers of the bus have minor injuries. The traffic got jammed for couple of minutes. Mangaluru north traffic police Sathish Kumar visited the spot and cleared the road for motor vehicles.

Mumbai: ‘PK’ director Rajkumar Hirani fractured his jaw after he met with a bike accident early morning on Tuesday August 11. The director reportedly fell off the bike he was riding.

He has reportedly been admitted to Lilavati hospital in Mumbai. Hirani has no serious injured, doctors say, and he will undergo surgery later in the day.

Rajkumar Hirani has directed hit films like ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Munnabhai’ series and is currently working on the Sanjay Dutt biopic.

Puttur: Two women died after a tanker rammed into a jeep in Addahole cross near Gundya near Nelyadi here on Monday August 10.

The deceased have been identified as Rukmini (35) and Bhavani (40) both residents of Gundya. Four people were severley injured in the incident including the jeepi driver. They were admitted to a private hospital.

The accident took place when a tanker moving from Bengaluru to Mangaluru rammed into the jeep. The occupants of the jeep were going towards Sakleshpur. The jeep was completely mangled in the incident. The driver of the tanker fled from the scene soon after the accident.

Nelyadi outpost police rushed to the spot and inspected. A case has been filed in Puttur traffic police station.

Bantwal: A person hailing from Bantwal died in an elevator accident in Abdali in Jordan on Wednesday August 5. The deceased has been ideintified as Noel Crasta (26), a resident of Kallige village here.

Son of Francic Crasta and Theresa Crasta, Noel was working in Jordan since seven years. He was working in Danway company as Site Supervisor. The incident occured in the afternoon at around 2.30pm IST.

Noel was supervising the glass cleaning work on the 25th floor of a building when an external lift used to install and clean windows fell from the 25th floor and landed at the sixth floor. He was rushed to a hospital but breathed his last on the way.

Another person, a Jordanian died in the incident. He worked in Dubai for five years before shifting to Jordan, where he was employed as site supervisor with Danway LLC for the last two years.

He has been survived by father, mother and a sisiter who is married.

Mannuthy: A woman and her child were killed in a bike accident that happened during a vehicle inspection at Mannuthy in Thrissur on Friday morning. The deceased are Safiya (36), wife of Rasheed from Pazhayannur, and her 2-year-old child Fathima. The injured Rasheed has been taken to the Jubilee Mission Medical College Hospital.

Rasheed, who was riding his bike towards Thrissur, was hit by a KSRTC bus going to Palakkad. Due to the impact, the bike was flung far away. The bus had tried to overtake another vehicle where a vehicle inspection was going on at Pattikkad, when it hit the bike. The child's head was smashed and Safiya was run over by the bus.

The place where the accident occurred was an accident-prone zone and the inspection of vehicles at this place was objected by the native people. Natives vented their anger towards the police. Mayor Rajan J Pallan, who was on his way to express solidarity to a protest march, cut short his visit to assist in rescuing the injured. The Mayor affirmed that vehicle inspection would not be held in this area henceforth. After the accident, traffic block was witnessed on the National Highway for several hours.

Kasargod: A fatal accident had happened on Wednesday at Tekkil near Kasargod where a bus has rammed into a lorry.

As per the reports till now 3 persons are serious and 15 others are injured. The injured are taken to hospital. Front portion of the bus is completely smashed due the force with which it hit the lorry.

Much detail is yet to come.

Moscow: At least 16 people were killed and more than 50 others were injured on Wednesday when two buses collided head-on in far eastern Russia, officials said.

The Investigative Committee, the nation’s top investigative agency, said the collision occurred on a highway linking Khabarovsk, on the border with China, and Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The agency has opened an investigation of alleged violations of traffic rules.

Prosecutors said the driver of one of the buses drove into an incoming lane to bypass construction vehicles repairing the road and lost control of the vehicle. The bus hit an oncoming bus and overturned.

Russia’s Health Ministry said 56 people were injured. Ambulances and helicopters have rushed to the site to evacuate the wounded, more than 20 of whom were in grave condition.

President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to the victims’ families and ordered officials to work out new measures to ensure traffic safety. “Major accidents with a large number of victims have become far too frequent on our roads,” he said at the start of a Cabinet meeting.

Deputy Interior Minister Viktor Kiryanov reported to Putin that the bus driver had allegedly violated the speed limit and a construction company in charge of road repairs had failed to place warning signs at a required distance.

Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov also suggested further toughening punishment for driving drunk, saying that drivers found guilty should have their vehicles confiscated.

Bengaluru: A speeding biker high on birthday hues was killed along with his girlfriend, who was riding pillion, when he lost control of his vehicle and jumped a road median on the Kempegowda International Airport Road on Saturday morning.

Tahir Ahmed, 22, a resident of Jayanagar and employed in a leading multinational IT company, and Lata, 22, of Shanthi Nagar, were returning to the City after celebrating his birthday at Nandi Hills. The accident took place near Decathlon Sports Complex, off Chikkajala, around 9:40 am, the police said.

Around 6 am on Saturday, Ahmed, Lata and their five friends left for the Nandi Hills to celebrate Ahmed’s birthday. They reached the hill at about 8 am and celebrated the birthday.

Around 9:40 am, while they were returning home, Ahmed was reportedly speeding. He lost control of the vehicle and hit the median. The bike and its riders fell over to the other side of the road. A speeding car rammed Ahmed and Lata. Both suffered serious head injuries.

Passers-by informed the police, who rushed Ahmed to a nearby private hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Lata was taken to Nimhans. She did not respond to the treatment and succumbed to her injuries.

“It was Ahmed’s fault as he was over-speeding. He jumped the median after he lost control over the bike. It is a fast-track road which goes towards the Kempegowda International Airport and the vehicles ply at top speed. The driver of the car could not control his vehicle as the bike came in his way unexpectedly. Due to the impact of the collision, the couple suffered head injuries,” a senior police officer said.

Their friends said they were riding their bikes and were way ahead. They heard a loud noise and when they went back, they realised that their friends had met with an accident, added the officer. A case has been registered in Chikkajala Traffic police station.

Ahmed and Lata decided to marry and elders of the two families had given consent for the wedding, said the police.

Ahmed has an elder brother for whom his family members were searching a girl. The elders had decided to conduct the weddings of Ahmed and his brother together, added the police.

Ahmed’s birthday was on July 31 and he went to Lata’s house on Friday night, a day before his birthday, said the police.