The Supreme Court has ruled that different methods should be used to calculate compensation in road accident cases, distinguishing between salaried and self-employed individuals. For salaried persons, income tax returns from the previous year will be considered, while for the self-employed, an average of the last three years' ITRs will be used.
Hong Kong police arrested 24 drivers and issued over 4,000 tickets in a two-week crackdown on distracted driving and jaywalking. Road accident deaths surged 42% in the first five months of the year, with pedestrians being half the victims.
Two Chinese citizens have died in separate road accidents on Route 22 in Laos's Luang Prabang province, a notoriously dangerous stretch known as "Bandit Mountain." The Chinese Consulate General in Luang Prabang issued a safety warning, urging citizens to exercise caution, especially during the rainy season.
The Madras High Court nearly doubled motor accident compensation for a man left bedridden and unresponsive, from Rs 33L to Rs 57.98L, citing inadequate award and criticizing his advocate for not seeking enhancement.
A truck carrying iron rods and extra passengers overturned on a highway in central Bangladesh early Monday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10. The crash occurred around 5 am, 83 km northwest of Dhaka, as the truck was traveling to the northern region for the Eid al-Adha festival. Police cited lax oversight, bad roads, and unskilled driving as contributing factors to frequent road accidents in the country.
A collision between a freight train and a bus in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday killed at least eight people and injured 32. The bus was stopped at a red light on the tracks when the train hit it, causing a fire.
