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Deadly Two-Day Spate of Road Crashes Across India Prompts Police Probes Into Speeding, Negligence

Police say speeding is the primary focus of multiple investigations after separate collisions killed children in several states.

Overview

  • Four teenagers, including two siblings, died in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, after a private bus hit them on a roadside; police said the driver fled and a search is underway.
  • Two schoolgirls were killed and a third was critically injured in Hajo, Assam, when a Bolero struck them from behind, prompting residents to torch the vehicle as police verify the driver’s identity and possible causes.
  • In Gurugram’s Bhondsi, an eight-year-old boy died after a 15-year-old driving a car hit and dragged him; an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was filed and the minor will be apprehended after hospital discharge, with potential action against guardians under review.
  • A taxi returning from a wedding in Sikkim rammed a parked truck on NH-10, killing three and injuring eight, while a separate crash in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district left two bus passengers dead and eight hurt.
  • Other reports included two deaths in a high-speed SUV crash on the Panvel–Uran road, a scooter rider’s death blamed on a pothole in Palghar where a truck was later set on fire, and seven injuries in Kolkata’s New Town as police examine speeding, mechanical faults and overloading across cases.