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Countrywide Surge in Road Crashes and Highway Crimes Triggers Police Task Forces

FIR registrations, specialised manhunt teams, critical patient transfers drive the ongoing investigations.

Bengaluru road accident killed five people after an SUV toppled near Chikkaballapur district.
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Overview

  • In Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district, a speeding vehicle rammed into a pilgrims’ van, killing three from Karnataka and critically injuring six others.
  • Fatal collisions in Mumbai, Indore, Karnataka and Hyderabad—from a speeding scooter slamming into a pole to student vehicles overturning and a pedestrian-ambulance crash on a flyover—have highlighted gaps in enforcement and emergency response.
  • On the Pune–Solapur highway, two armed suspects robbed three women of gold jewellery and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl at knifepoint, prompting an extensive manhunt by Pune Rural Police.
  • Monsoon-slicked roads, inadequate signage and illegally parked vehicles have exacerbated collision severity and complicated rescue operations across multiple state highways.
  • State ministers and local officials have ordered priority medical transfers for critical victims, pledged tougher traffic enforcement and overseen FIR filings as specialised teams pursue absconding drivers and attackers.