Traffic cop run over by truck, driver held
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) died after being hit by a truck here on Tuesday, police said. The 22-year-old truck driver …
Container truck rams into Mumbai flyover, no casualties
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) A massive iron girder of an under construction flyover crashed down after a container trailer rammed into it here on Saturday, …
Truck hits Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, 2 coaches derail
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) At least two coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday after it was hit by a truck near …
DTC Bus overturns after collision with truck, 10 injured
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Around 10 people were injured on Wednesday, after a Delhi Transport Corporation bus overturned following a collision with a truck. …
Owner of truck company charged in Humboldt bus crash tragedy
Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash faces charges of non-compliance with various federal and provincial safety regulations. …
12 killed after minibus collides with truck in Russia
MOSCOW, Oct 12 (IANS) A minibus crashed with a truck in west Russia’s Republic of Chuvashia on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and injuring …
Children injured as truck rams into UP school bus
Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) Students on board a school bus escaped with minor injuries in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras on Tuesday when the vehicle was hit …
Rahul hopes of a BSP-Congress truck, is willing to be PM (Intro Roundup)
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Unfazed by Mayawati’s snub, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday exuded confidence that it will not dent his party’s chances …
Rahul tears into Modi, hopes of a BSP-Congress truck (Roundup)
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday tore into the Narendra Modi government for “waging war on Indians” and imposing a …
Truck driver found guilty in deadly 2015 multi-vehicle collision on Hwy 401
Mohinder Singh Saini, a 75-year-old Quebec truck driver was found guilty this week in the 2015 multi-vehicle crash in Whitby that killed four and injured …
Indore-Patna Express collides with truck at crossing in Amethi
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) The Indore-Patna Express hit a truck at the Newada railway crossing in Amethi district late Friday, police said. The truck was …
Google celebrates I-Day with ‘truck art’ doodle
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Google on Wednesday celebrated India’s 72nd Independence Day with a colourful truck art doodle, featuring images of some of the …
Truck collides with bus, 8 injured
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Eight people were injured following a collision between a truck and a bus here on Saturday, police said. Deputy Commissioner …
Speeding truck crushes woman in UP
Agra, July 24 (IANS) A woman was crushed to death on Tuesday when the two-wheeler she was travelling on was hit by a speeding truck …
All-India truck, bus strike paralyses transportation
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Over 90 lakh trucks and around 50 lakh buses, tempos and tourist vehicles went off the roads on Friday as their …
Truck driver arrested in fatal Humboldt bus crash gets conditional release
Last Friday investigators arrested Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, of Calgary, the driver of the semi-trailer unit that collided with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos …
Mob torches truck carrying cattle to Kashmir
Jammu, June 28 (IANS) A mob torched a truck carrying cattle to the Kashmir Valley in Ramban district of Jammu region, police said on Thursday. …
3 killed as car collides with parked truck
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Three people, including a father and son, were killed and another injured after their car collided with a truck parked …
Close to 700 charges laid against truck drivers in 24-hour blitz
The OPP announced it had laid nearly 700 charges against transport truck drivers during a 24-hour long blitz on Ontario’s roads last week. Police partnered …
Truck drivers should be empowered, given dignity
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) The truck drivers – forming the base of the logistics sector of the country – must be empowered and given dignity, …
Prioritise health, expenses: India’s first female truck driver’s advice
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) India’s first female truck driver Yogita Raghuvanshi says her colleagues must learn to prioritise their health and expenses, rather than involving …
Truck operators on strike against high diesel prices, insurance premiums (Roundup)
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Truck owners and operators in different parts of the country launched an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday against high diesel …
Indefinite nationwide truck strike begins
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Truck owners and operators launched an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday against increasing diesel prices and a sharp hike of third …
6 dead in MP bus-truck collision
Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), June 11 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 18 injured when a bus rammed into two trucks that had collided …
Seven killed as truck rams into bus in Telangana
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding truck rammed into a bus in Telangana’s Karimnagar district on …
Truck load of stale chicken, eggs seized in Bengal
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) In wake of the uncovering of the sensational carcass meat racket in West Bengal, a truck load of stale chicken and …
One killed, five injured as truck hits passenger van in Delhi
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) One person was killed and four others received injuries when their vehicle was hit by a truck, police said on …
Sonakshi found driving mini truck tiring
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha says driving a heavy manual mini truck for a sequence in “Happy Phir Bhaag Jayegi” was extremely tiresome. …
Truck mows down 8 in UP; 6 killed
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) At least six persons were killed and two others seriously injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district on Wednesday when a speeding …
Four truck-jackers held with Rs 70 lakh copper
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi Police on Monday busted a gang of highway truck-jackers and arrested a truck driver and his three accomplices for …
A few thoughts and observations on politics and truck drivers
Pradip Rodrigues Last week I met with a provincial party candidate who happened to be South Asian, if you haven’t been paying attention, most of …
Eight mowed down by truck in MP
Jabalpur, April 29 (IANS) At least eight persons were mowed down by a truck here on Sunday while three others were injured, two of them …
Four mowed down by truck in MP
Jabalpur, April 29 (IANS) At least four persons were mowed down by a truck here on Sunday while an unspecified number of others were injured, …
Truck runs over ‘Dappu’ artistes in Andhra, 5 killed
Vijayawada, April 26 (IANS) Five ‘Dappu’ artistes were killed and three others were injured when a truck ran over them in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district …
6 killed as truck rams into tea shop in WB
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Six people were crushed to death and 12 injured when a truck rammed into a tea stall as the driver lost …
Horn Ok Please truck food fest returns to Delhi for 3rd edition
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Over 100 stalls and more than 50 food trucks will be serving around 100 variety of juicy and succulent kebabs, …
27 die as truck falls into water channel in Gujarat
Bhavnagar, March 6 (IANS) At least 27 persons, mostly women and children, were killed on Tuesday when a truck fell into a water channel in …
One killed as train rams into truck in UP
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) One person was killed and two others injured when a train rammed into a truck on an unmanned railway crossing in …
Over two dozen injured as truck overturns in UP
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) Over two dozen daily wagers were injured on Tuesday when their truck overturned in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. …
21 immigrants killed in Libya truck crash
Tripoli, Feb 14 (IANS) At least 21 illegal immigrants of different African nationalities were killed when a truck carrying them crashed in northern Libya on …
Two youths run over by truck in UP
Lucknow, Feb 13 (IANS) A speeding truck mowed down two youngsters in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district on Tuesday, police said. The accident happened when Farhan, …