Four students killed in Uttar Pradesh accidentSeptember 27th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Five people, including four Class 9 students were killed and seven other students injured when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district Sunday, police said. The accident took place in the Gulariya locality at around 6 a.m.
11 people, including family returning from funeral, killed in truck-bus accident in ZimbabweAugust 19th, 2009 11 killed in truck-bus accident in ZimbabweHARARE, Zimbabwe — Police say a truck hit a bus head-on in Zimbabwe, killing 11 people including six members of a family returning from a funeral. Rangarirai Mushaurwa, an assistant police commissioner, said Wednesday the truck driver, who was among the dead, was trying to overtake a third vehicle Tuesday night just outside Harare.
Dump truck overturns, killing 25 Indonesian plantation workers and their familiesAugust 19th, 2009 Dump truck overturns, killing 25 IndonesiansJAKARTA, Indonesia — A dump truck packed with more than 60 Indonesian plantation workers and their families overturned, killing at least 25 and injuring dozens, police and a doctor said Wednesday. At least three children were among the dead.
Car fleeing police in central California hits pickup truck, killing 7, including 4 childrenAugust 9th, 2009 Car fleeing Calif. police hits truck, killing 7FRESNO, Calif.
Va. woman gets trapped in trash bin, falls asleep, emerges unscathed after ride to dumpJuly 3rd, 2009 Va. woman rides to landfill in trash binWINCHESTER, Va. — Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.
Indiana family of 5 killed in fiery crash where truck was sandwiched between semitrailersJune 26th, 2009 Couple, 3 kids killed in fiery Indiana crashCROWN POINT, Ind. — An Indiana couple and their three children died Friday when their pickup truck caught fire after being crushed between two semitrailers, police said.
Maine man allegedly tries to run down wife with dump truck, but misses and crashes into treesJune 25th, 2009 Man allegedly tries to run down wife, but crashesPORTLAND, Maine — A man accused of trying to run down his wife with a dump truck faces charges of domestic violence and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. The Portland Press Herald said a 40-year-old man and his wife had been drinking at a friend's house on Wednesday.
Conn. trucking co. owner gets 6 years for fatal crash;accused of rigging truck with bad brakesJune 24th, 2009 Conn. trucking co. owner gets 6 years in prisonHARTFORD, Conn.
Tour bus carrying semi-pro Canadian football team collides with SUV in Indiana; 1 killedJune 21st, 2009 Tour bus carrying football team collides with SUVANGOLA, Ind. — A tour bus carrying a semi-professional football team from Canada crashed into a sport utility vehicle in northeastern Indiana on Sunday, killing one person and injuring 14 others.
12 labourers killed in Gujarat road accidentJune 13th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - As many as 12 labourers were killed on the spot and six others seriously injured as the truck they were riding in overturned near Babra village of Gujarat's Amreli district Saturday. Reports reaching here said 18 labourers were riding in the truck carrying cement from Una near Diu to the Kandla port in the Kutch region when the driver lost control over the vehicle.
Nine killed in Orissa road accidentJune 9th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least nine people were killed and several others injured when a truck rammed into a passenger-loaded trekker wagon in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday, police said. The accident took place near Baripada town in Mayurbhanj, 270 km from here, at around 11.45 a.m.
10 die in Orissa road accident (Lead)June 9th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least 10 people, including two women, were killed in Orissa Tuesday when a speeding truck rammed into the jeep in which they were travelling, police said. The accident took place on the National Highway 5, some 35 km from Baripada district headquarters, 270 km from here.
Ghaziabad police arrest 'killer' fatherJune 9th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - An unemployed truck driver who allegedly killed his five children and attempted to commit suicide after critically injuring his wife has been arrested, police said Tuesday. A case under sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 309 (attempt to commit suicide) have been registered against Ravindra Verma, who while heavily drunk, brutally killed his five children, critically injured his wife and attempted to commit suicide.
Man kills five children over poverty, attempts suicide (Lead)June 8th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Driven by poverty, a truck driver here allegedly killed his five children, critically injured his wife and then attempted suicide, police said Monday. Ravindra Verma, 38, and his wife Durgawati, 35, were found with stab wounds in their house in Rosy Colony by his mother around 7 a.m.
Seven people including 3 policemen run over by truckMay 28th, 2009 NOIDA - Seven people including three policemen were killed and 11 others critically injured when a small truck ran over them on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, police said Thursday. The accident occurred late Wednesday when about a dozen policemen and some other people were trying to clear two vehicles from the expressway, that had met with an accident earlier.