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Two people died in separate road accidents in Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts on Saturday night. Purasthu Sai Charan and Sidam Bheemram lost their lives in two-wheeler and auto-rickshaw mishaps, while a police constable succumbed to earlier injuries.

Adilabad police booked six heavy vehicle owners for causing accidents by parking on public roads in the Tirpelli area. Police advised using designated parking zones and warned of stern action against those found endangering public safety through negligent parking

At least 18 people were injured, seven critically, after a Hyderabad-bound private bus collided with a truck on NH-167 in Narayanpet district. The bus was allegedly speeding. The truck driver fled the scene. Police have launched an investigation.

The victim D Thirumalesh (30), was returning in his Maruti Breeza car from Shamshabad to Hyderabad when the mishap occurred

TG GENCO employee Gadam Rajaiah met with an accident while he was returning home after his duty. After days of intensive treatment, doctors declared him brain dead

The incidents took place in Gajwel on Hyderabad outskirts and Dammapet village of Khammam districts on Sunday

A strong legislation that makes tougher penalties for not only traffic rule violators but also road designers and engineers is necessary to control the growing indiscipline on India’s roads

At Attapur in Rajendranagar, a businessman Syed Alamdar (48), a resident of M M Pahadi died after his scooter collided with another bike coming in the opposite direction.

Police said when the victim reached Moosapet ‘Y’junction, a truck driver truck who was driving quite fast, lost control of the steering wheel and hit her scooter from the backside. She fell on the road and died on the spot due to grievous injuries

The family members of the victims told the police that they came to know about the incident at around 10 am through some other relatives who had gone there

In another incident, a 27-year-old man died when an unidentified vehicle hit the two-wheeler he was riding on at Gundlamachanur in Hathnoora mandal

Most of the fatalities in accidents in recent times were of two-wheeler riders particularly pillion riders, and most of them not wearing helmets

The Collector said prevention of road accidents was everyone's responsibility and urged people to follow safety norms to make the State accident-free

In last ten days at least 10 two wheeler riders have died in road accidents in Madhapur, Tellapur, Raidurgam, Narsingi and other places in and around the Hyderabad.

Fadnavis also directs officials to enforce policies for scrapping all vehicles above 15 years of age

According to police officials, while five people killed on the spot, three succumbed to injuries in the hospital

This year, 178 accidents were reported on the Outer Ring Road while last year 91 accidents were reported. Of the 178 accidents reported, 43 were fatal accidents and remaining non-fatal

According to police officials, a truck, coming from behind rammed two-wheeler, killing its three riders on the spot

People do not fear the law and many drive two-wheelers without helmets and some jump the red signal, says Union Minister Niting Gadkari in Lok Sabha

The accident occurred in Andhra Pradesh's Palnadu district when the family was returning home after puja of the new vehicle in neighbouring Telangana