In 2024, over 40% of 81,780 two-wheeler rider deaths and half of 21,988 car occupant deaths in India could have been prevented with helmets and seatbelts, according to the road transport ministry. Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh reported the highest fatalities due to non-use of safety gear.
Three workers from Telangana, India, died in a road crash on Dubai's Emirates Road on June 8. Their bodies are expected to be repatriated within two days. A Telangana MLA is in Dubai to assist families, coordinating with the Indian Consulate and community groups. One injured worker remains hospitalized.
Indian-origin billionaire Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil is providing Dh1 million in humanitarian aid for families affected by a recent Emirates Road crash that killed seven workers and injured nine. The package includes financial assistance for deceased victims' families, medical support for the injured, travel costs, and educational support for children.
Brazilian influencer Rosa Iberê Tavares Dantas, sentenced to 3 years for negligent homicide in a fatal car crash, has fled to Madrid, prompting an international manhunt via Interpol.
Five people died in road crashes across Northern Ireland at the weekend, including a 16-year-old from County Tipperary and a 61-year-old motorcyclist in Omagh. The deaths bring the total road fatalities to 29 this year, more than double the 14 recorded in the same period in 2025. Police have arrested a driver on suspicion of motoring offences, while a 10-year-old child is among those in hospital.
Five people have died after four separate road crashes in Northern Ireland at the weekend.
Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scamsA British woman who was scammed out of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to recoup some of her lost fortune, an inquest in Devon has heard.Janet Fordham was cheated of her life savings and her home over a period of five years by fraudsters apparently based in the UK, Germany, the US and Ghana, the inquest in Exeter was told. Continue reading...
