Team-BHP - Accidents in India

Eight members of a family killed after car rams into truck on Yamuna Expressway

Source : Times of India

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Major (retired) Manoj Manish Singh, manager of Yamuna expressway Mathura section said, “The hatchback was probably cruising at a very high speed, there was nothing intact in the mangled car.

From the photo in the article, the vehicle appears to be a WagonR; overloaded and overspeeding; with 25 year old driver at controls (my guess).

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Prem Chand, husband of deceased Neeraj, said, “Around 16 members of our distant family were heading to Agra to visit Taj Mahal in two cars via Yamuna expressway.

So basically both vehicles were overloaded.

I have seen many such overloaded vehicles overtaking me on this Expressway where I prefer to drive at steady 95~98kmph. Sure shot recepie for disaster. I don't understand what goes on inside their heads when they plan such a thing. :Frustrati

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Originally Posted by AutoNoob (Post 4605370)

Eight members of a family killed after car rams into truck on Yamuna Expressway

Source : Times of India

I'm glad that the truck driver got away and at least escaped a beating on the spot, even though he will be harassed since apparently his rear number plate came off at the accident site.

Imagine, having an FIR lodged against you for being rear ended by an overloaded car on a six lane expressway. :Frustrati

Again, India. :deadhorse

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Originally Posted by a_myth (Post 4605256)

Fatal accident involving a local Swift and a Fortuner (reportedly from MH) occurred in Goa today. 3 fatalities from the Swift. Other occupants of both the vehicles are admitted in hospital.

My condolences to the deceased, sad to see lives lost for no fault of theirs as they were in the right lane and that their only fault being that they were in a smaller car, sad really.

I am seriously beginning to doubt if building safer vehicles in India will really bring down the fatalities or increase them due to the false sense of security that encourages reckless driving.(had the swift been better built, would it have been different?)

The above being the prime example where the better built Fortuner, the driver felt invincible to do this unwanted overtake manoeuvre.

The ONLY way to prevent such accidents is better road design and disciplined driving.please:

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Originally Posted by SideView (Post 4605526)

I am seriously beginning to doubt if building safer vehicles in India will really bring down the fatalities or increase them due to the false sense of security that encourages reckless driving.(had the swift been better built, would it have been different?)

The above being the prime example where the better built Fortuner, the driver felt invincible to do this unwanted overtake manoeuvre.

The ONLY way to prevent such accidents is better road design and disciplined driving.please:

From the looks, the core body shell of Swift is intact, and from the looks of windshield swift passengers were not wearing seat belt. It is also important for rear passengers to wear seat belt which most dont in India.

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Originally Posted by motorpsycho (Post 4605927)

Received these 2 pics on Whatsapp...

Woah! This is the first time I've seen suspension components tear through the fenders like that.

There's no obvious damage to the front bumper or even front alloys (it seems) which means the car didn't fly off something as high as typical Indian speed breakers.

Since this in an old BMW, another probable reason for such failure can be shoddy repair work or use of poor quality aftermarket strut mounts.

But first of all, I need to show these pictures to my good friend who loves to take speed breakers at 40-50 kph on his Grand i10 "without feeling a thing" :uncontrol

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Originally Posted by motorpsycho (Post 4605944)

Such a hard landing should have caused significant damage to the front fender/Bumper, I do not see anything from the pics.

The front of the bumper did not have any impact, or breaks, it probably flexed. The underside must be a different story. And it has let go at the mount points.
The consistency of damage at both sides points to the speed breaker theorem, not bad repairs/workmanship.

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Originally Posted by self_driven (Post 4606082)

Its none of these, the BMW has very short struts and low travel suspension. You could figuratively hide a strut down your pants and still not impress anyone!

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Four including 2 children killed as bus collides with auto rickshaw in Bengaluru
Another eight persons were seriously injured in the accident.
In a tragic road accident in Bengaluru on Monday, four people were killed and another eight persons suffered serious injuries after the auto rickshaw they were travelling in, was hit head-on by a bus.
The accident took place at Vishwanathapura on the Devanahalli-Doddaballapur stretch of National Highway-207.
“As the axle broke, the auto with 12 persons aboard veered to its right and collided head on with a private bus coming from the opposite direction. Passersby rushed the injured to hospital, where doctors declared four of them dead,” Ram Nivas Sepat, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural told The Times of India.
Police said the auto was heading towards Devanahalli as they were returning from the DC’s office when a speeding bus heading towards -Doddaballapur hit them after the driver lost control of the vehicle. The two families had gone to the DC’s office to update their Aadhaar cards but were told to return on Tuesday for the same.
All the four were dead on the spot due to the impact of the collision while the eight injured were rushed to Devanahalli government hospital after passers-by called for an ambulance.
Vishwanathapura Police have registered a case of accidental death and booked the bus driver, who is presently absconding, for negligent and rash driving. A manhunt for the driver has been launched.

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Unfortunate loss of lives, more tragic when it is of children. Not sure about the stretch where this happened, but 12 people in an auto (even if it is one of those share autos) is a recipe for disaster! Losing control due to a broken axle which might well be because of the overloading. Don't understand why the bus driver is being blamed here, he might've been over-speeding but the auto being overloaded and a broken axle is not on him. This is what scares me on undivided highways, that a sleepy/distracted guy veers into my lane and i got no time to react. Same applies to the tyre burst-jumping over dividers type incidents where you are not in control.