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An Indian Airlines Boeing 737-2A8 en-route from Lucknow to Delhi was hijacked by four students of the Government Arts College, Lucknow claiming to be strapped with explosives. They demanded changes to the college's courses, cancellation of an award to a professor and postponement of exams.
According to the 2019 annual report of India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Kanpur is the fifth-highest road accident fatalities and the highest crash severity in India. [3] In September 2022, ten people died as a tractor-trolley carrying 47 fell into a pond in Itaunja town of Lucknow .
2 January – 2010 Uttar Pradesh train accidents: Three accidents took place on the same day in Uttar Pradesh due to dense fog. [117] [118] Ten people were killed and 51 were injured after the Gorakhdham Express collided with the Prayagraj Express near Panki in Kanpur. The Lichchavi Express collided with the stationary Magadh Express near Etawah.
The crash occured around 7.20pm, when a passenger train derailed, sending some of its cars onto the opposing track, an accident that eventually ensnared three trains altogether. Survivor of Odisha ...
A study by IIT Delhi points out that the national highways constitute only 2% of the length of roads in India, but they account for 30.3% of total road accidents and 36% of deaths. [2] [3] The NCRB data for 2021 shows 17,993 accidents in Indian Railways, a rise in 38% compared to the year 2020, with most accidents in Maharashtra. [4]
Prior to the crash of Flight 7412, the type of the aircraft, the Boeing 737, was a subject of an issue that rocked Boeing in the 90s. The issue stemmed from a malfunction on the aircraft's rudder which caused the crash of two passenger aircraft, United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427, claiming the lives of 157 people. Both flights ...
Disasters and accidents. The Washington Post reports that there is an "emerging consensus" among U.S. and European intelligence officials that maritime accidents, rather than Russian sabotage, was the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines. (Washington Post) 2025 California wildfires. January 2025 Southern California ...
The 2015 Uttar Pradesh train accident occurred on 20 March 2015. The Dehradun Varanasi Janata Express (train number 14266) derailed near Bachhrawan in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, resulting in at least 58 deaths and 150 people being injured. The accident was attributed to brake failure.