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.