70% of road deaths of adolescent, children on roads annually in lower- and middle-income countries: Unicef report – The Times of India

70% of road deaths of adolescent, children on roads annually in lower- and middle-income countries: Unicef report – The Times of India

MARRAKECH: A little over 1.8 lakh children and adolescents below the age of 19 years lose their lives on the roads annually across the globe, which comes to around 500 deaths per day, and almost 70% of them occur in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a report released by Unicef on Tuesday said.As per the…

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Mercedes driver hits gas instead of brake, rams into 5 at Mumbai airport | India News – The Times of India

Mercedes driver hits gas instead of brake, rams into 5 at Mumbai airport | India News – The Times of India

MUMBAI: Five people, including two foreign nationals, were injured after a hotel driver steering a Mercedes lost control of the vehicle and rammed into them at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai Sunday morning.Police have registered a case of rash driving against the driver and took him into custody. Some of the injured have been…

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Coming soon; ‘onboard weighing system’ in heavy vehicles to check overloading | India News – Times of India

Coming soon; ‘onboard weighing system’ in heavy vehicles to check overloading | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a bid to curb the growing menace of overloaded vehicles, which pose a serious risk to public safety on the roads, government is moving towards making the installation of an ‘onboard weighing’ system mandatory for goods and heavy vehicles. This move, announced by the ministry of road transport to the Lok Sabha…

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पिछले 10 सालों में देश में सड़क हादसों में 197283 लोगों की मौत, जानें कौन सा राज्य टॉप पर

पिछले 10 सालों में देश में सड़क हादसों में 197283 लोगों की मौत, जानें कौन सा राज्य टॉप पर

Road Accidents in India: देश में सड़क दुर्घटनाओं में जान गंवाने वालों की संख्या हर साल चिंता का विषय बनी हुई है. हाल ही में सड़क और परिवहन मंत्रालय की ओर से लोकसभा में दी गई जानकारी के मुताबिक, पिछले दस साल में 15 लाख से अधिक लोग सड़क हादसों में अपनी जान गंवा चुके…

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