Four killed as mini-bus falls into drain near AmritsarOctober 15th, 2009 AMRITSAR - At least four people were killed and several others injured Thursday afternoon when a private mini-bus fell into a drain near Punjab's Attari town. District and police officials rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations.
Over 30 injured in Kashmir road accidentOctober 7th, 2009 SRINAGAR - More than 30 passengers were injured when a bus they were travelling in turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district Wednesday, police said. The bus coming from Bandipora in north Kashmir to Srinagar city overturned at Saria Dangarpora village in Bandipora, about 30 km from here.
Nine children injured as Delhi school bus overturnsSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two teachers and nine students of G.D. Goenka School suffered minor injuries when their bus turned turtle after being hit by a privately operated chartered bus in south Delhi early Tuesday, police said.
Police: driver dead, 2 critically injured in crash of prisoner van carrying 14 people in Miss.September 6th, 2009 Police: 1 dead, 2 critical in prisoner van crashHATTIESBURG, Miss. — Police say a driver of a prisoner van has been killed and two people critically injured after the van carrying 14 people drove off an interstate embankment near Hattiesburg.
Police: Speeding drunken driver sends Jeep airborne before crashing into 2nd floor of NY homeSeptember 5th, 2009 Airborne car rips through 2nd floor of NY houseNEW YORK — Police say a drunken driver sped through a stop sign and hit an earthen mound before going airborne and smashing his Jeep into the second floor of a New York home. The spectacular wreck happened just after midnight Saturday in East Moriches (MOR'-ih-ches) on Long Island.
10 workers killed in Chhattisgarh road accidentSeptember 3rd, 2009 RAIPUR - At least 10 labourers were killed when a tractor trolley in which they were travelling turned turtle in Chhattisgarh's Korba district late Thursday night, police said. The accident took place at Katghora area in the district, some 200 km north of capital Raipur.
83-year-old driver chases truck for 15 miles, helps catch DWI suspect who rear-ended himAugust 27th, 2009 Driver, 83, chases DWI suspect through NY, Conn.SOUTHEAST, N.Y. — An 83-year-old driver chased a pickup truck for 15 miles from New York into Connecticut, helping police catch the drunken driving suspect who had rear-ended his car.
Train rams empty car as Nebraska driver suspected of drunk driving hides from policeAugust 11th, 2009 Train rams empty car as Neb. driver hides nearbyFREMONT, Neb.
Police: Drunken driver makes rest stop on lawn of Michigan State Police post in Paw PawJuly 23rd, 2009 Drunken driver parks on Mich. police post's lawnPAW PAW, Mich.
384 people booked in Delhi for drunken drivingJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as 384 people were booked Friday night for drunken driving, a Delhi Police official said Saturday. Traffic police have been constantly campaigning against drunken driving by educating the road-users and carrying out prosecution of those found guilty, the official said.
Rescued on eve of Inauguration Day, sea turtle named for Obama gets liberty on Fourth of JulyJuly 4th, 2009 Turtle named for Obama freed on Independence DayKEY WEST, Fla. — A sea turtle named after President Barack Obama that was rescued just before Inauguration Day has been set free on Independence Day.
Two dead as Delhi bus fells into trenchJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two people died and several suffered injuries when a chartered, privately operated bus in which they were traveling Wednesday evening slipped off a road into a 20-25 feet deep trench near the Akshardham temple in east Delhi, police said. The bus, going from Okhla to Dilshad Garden, met with the accident when driver Raj Bahadur, 35, lost control over the wheel while trying to save a child crossing the road in Pandav Nagar area near Noida Mor around 7.15 p.m.
Rare turtle travels 7,000 km to breed!June 19th, 2009 TORONTO - How could a contemporary of the great dinosaurs survive to this day?
A rare leatherback turtle, which has existed since the time of the dinosaurs, has been found to be adept at making the longest ocean journey to breed in warmer places. Fitted with a satellite transmitter by Canadian scientists to track its journey, the turtle - which is the also world's largest turtle growing up to two metres long and weighing up to 500 kilogramme - travelled over 7,000 km to be found on the coast of Colombia in South America.
Six killed in Kashmir bus accidentJune 10th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Six passengers, including four women, were killed and 29 were injured when the bus they were travelling in rolled down into a river near south Kashmir's Pahalgam tourist resort Wednesday, police said. The bus was travelling from Anantnag town to Pahalgam when the driver lost control after a tyre burst at Yaner village, 16 km from the hill resort
"Six passengers died on the spot" after the bus rolled down into the Lidder river, a police officer told IANS.
Limo driver chauffeuring Mass. students on prom night charged with alleged drunken drivingMay 2nd, 2009 Prom limo driver charged with drunken drivingLOWELL, Mass. — A limousine driver hired to take a group of high school students to the prom has been arrested after the students suspected he had been drinking.
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