India Incident Map
Fires, road crashes, building collapses and disasters we have investigated. Tap a pin to read what happened and how to stay safe.
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The map above plots 474 case studies from 1944 to 2026. Each entry below links to the full case study: what happened, what the reports say, and how to stay safe. The list is the same data the map uses.
- Narsapur Road Accident, Medak, Telangana: A Traffic Head Constable Returning With His Son From a Function Is Killed When a Vehicle Hits Two Motorcycles Near Classic Garden on Sangareddy Road Just After Midnight, Three Others Are Hurt, and Reports Differ on Whether the Vehicle Was a Car and Has Been TracedSangareddy Road, Narsapur, Medak (approximate), Telangana1 dead · 3 injured
- Sambhajinagar Bus Accident, Maharashtra: A Pune-to-Nagpur Private Bus Breaks Through a Bridge Barrier on the Jalna Highway and Falls Below Before Dawn With 26 Passengers, One Dead and About 20 to 25 Hurt, While Reports Differ on the Place, Who Died and the Number HurtBridge on the Sambhajinagar-Jalna highway, Chikalthana area (approximate), Maharashtra1 dead · 20 injured
- Agra-Lucknow Expressway Crash, Fatehabad, Uttar Pradesh: A Mini Traveller From Ayodhya Hits a Truck From Behind Before Dawn With 13 People on Board, Two Dead and 11 Hurt, While Reports Differ on the Number Hurt and the Cause Is Not EstablishedAgra-Lucknow Expressway, Fatehabad, Agra district (approximate), Uttar Pradesh2 dead · 11 injured
- Himmatnagar Hit and Run, Sabarkantha, Gujarat: A Speeding Unidentified Vehicle Hits a Bike Rider on the Ilol-Himmatnagar Highway Near Hijariyu Lake, the 22-Year-Old From Nikoda Dies on the Spot and Is Identified From His Identity Card, and Reports Name the Road DifferentlyIlol-Himmatnagar highway, Sabarkantha (approximate), Gujarat1 dead · 0 injured
- Meerut Road Accident, Nangla Harera: A Car Collides With a Motorcycle Carrying Brothers Home From a Brick Kiln on the Mawana Road in the Phalauda Area on Friday Evening, a Young Kiln Worker Dies and His Brother Is Hurt, and Reports Differ on His Age, on How Many Brothers Were Riding and on Whether the Driver FledMawana road near Nangla Harera, Meerut (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 1 injured
- Bareilly Wall Collapse, Bhamora: A Man Pulling Down an Old Mud-Brick Room Behind His House in Babu Nagla Village Is Buried When the Wall on the Other Side Falls on Him on Friday Morning, Dies at a Private Hospital, and Reports Differ on His Age and on His JobBabu Nagla village, Bhamora, Bareilly (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 0 injured
- Hansi Road Accident, Hisar, Haryana: A Speeding Soil-Laden Dumper Hits a Woman and Her 18-Month-Old Granddaughter Standing by a Parked Bike on Gurana Road, the Child Dies and Both Grandparents Are Seriously Hurt, While the Driver Is Booked and Reports Differ on DetailsGurana Road near Gurana village, Hansi, Hisar (approximate), Haryana1 dead · 2 injured
- Khaga Road Accident, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh: A Front Tyre Bursts, the Car Overturns Three Times and Hits the Bridge Railing on the Prayagraj-Kanpur Highway, the Driver Is Thrown About 30 Feet Down and Dies and His Friend Is Critical, While Reports Differ on Where the Car Ended UpEastern bypass overbridge, Khaga, Fatehpur (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 1 injured
- Katihar Road Accident, Manihari, Bihar: A Speeding Car Rams a Sand-Laden Truck Parked by the Four-Lane Road Before Dawn on Chhath Nahay-Khay, Three Dead Including a Couple on Their Way to a Ganga Bath and Two to Three Seriously Hurt, While Reports Differ on the Injured and the PlaceFour-lane road near Kutubpur, Manihari, Katihar (approximate), Bihar3 dead · 2 injured
- Jaisalmer Farm Tank Drowning, Rupsi, Rajasthan: Three Sisters on a Holiday Visit and Their 18-Year-Old Cousin Drown in a Farm Water Tank About 12 Feet Deep After One Slips In and the Others Jump to Save Her; Reports Differ on Who Fell First and the Youngest Sister’s AgeRupsi village, near Jaisalmer (approximate), Rajasthan4 dead · 0 injured
- Etawah Rice Mill Scaffold Fall, Jaswantnagar, Uttar Pradesh: A Worker Who Had Joined the Day Before Slips From a 20-Foot Scaffold While Watching a Paddy Dryer and Dies After Being Taken to Saifai; Reports Differ on His Age and the Police Say No Complaint Has Been ReceivedRice mill near Kaist village, Jaswantnagar, Etawah (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 0 injured
- Syokimau Building Collapse, Near Nairobi, Kenya: The Top Floor of an Unfinished Multistorey Building Falls on a Construction Site With 405 Workers Present, Six Dead and Five Rushed to Hospital, While Reports Differ on the Number of Storeys and Rescued and the Cause Is Not EstablishedSyokimau, Mavoko, Kenya (approximate)6 dead · 5 injured
- Harangi Backwaters Boat Capsize, Kodagu, Karnataka: A Water-Adventure Boat Near Kushalnagar Capsizes With a Surat Family of Four in Life Jackets, the Couple Drown Trapped Under the Hull and Their Two Young Adult Children Are Rescued, Police Register a Case Against the Boat Operator and Reports Differ on the CauseHarangi backwaters near Harangi Dam, Kushalnagar, Kodagu (approximate), Karnataka2 dead · 0 injured
- Puri Hotel Gas Blast, Grand Road, Odisha: A Suspected Cylinder Explosion in a Closed Ground-Floor Restaurant During New Gas Connection Work Near the Jagannath Temple Hurts Four Including a Firefighter, While Reports Differ on the Count and the CauseGrand Road (Bada Danda), near the Jagannath temple, Puri (approximate), Odisha0 dead · 4 injured
- Kaziranga Minibus-Truck Crash, Rongajan, Golaghat, Assam: A Traveller Minibus Carrying About 40 People, Many of Them Students, Hits a Container Truck Head-On on NH-715 Near Hathikuli Tea Estate, 26 Dead and About 15 Hurt, While Reports Differ on the Toll, the Route and the CauseRongajan, near Kohora, Kaziranga, Golaghat (approximate), Assam26 dead · 15 injured
- Dhandhuka Minibus Crash, Ahmedabad: A Family’s Minibus Returning From Salangpur Enters the Khodiyar Restaurant on the Highway, the Driver Dies and About Ten Passengers and the Restaurant Staff Escape Unhurt; a Heart Attack Is Suspected and the Reports Differ on Where He DiedKhodiyar restaurant on the highway, Dhandhuka (approximate), Gujarat1 dead · 0 injured
- Jaipur VKI Trailer Crash, Rajasthan: A Heavy Trailer Goes Out of Control on the 200-Feet Bypass at Road No. 14, Slides Into the Service Lane and Hits Five Vehicles, Two Dead and Three to Six Hurt, While Reports Differ on the Count, the Police Station and Whether the Driver FledService lane near Road No. 14, VKI, Jaipur (approximate), Rajasthan2 dead · 3 injured
- Krishna Avenue Parking Fire, Mota Varachha, Surat: A Fire in the Parking Area of a Residential Building Burns 11 to 16 Vehicles Before Dawn With No Casualties Reported, a Meter Box Short Circuit Is Suspected and Reports Differ on the Vehicle CountKrishna Avenue, Mota Varachha, Surat (approximate, Yogi Chowk area), Gujarat0 dead · 0 injured
- Anjanari Bridge Bus Crash, Mumbai-Goa Highway, Ratnagiri: Truck Hits a Private Luxury Bus From Behind and the Bus Overturns and Is Dragged About 200 Metres, 27 Hurt in Police and Two Reports and 38 in Two Others, No Death Reported, and Reports Differ on How Many Were Seriously HurtAnjanari bridge, Mumbai-Goa highway, Lanja taluka, Ratnagiri district (approximate), Maharashtra0 dead · 27 injured
- Hardoi Cooler Electric Shock, Asha Village, Uttar Pradesh: A 16-Year-Old Class 10 Student Taken Along by a Villager for Wage Work Cleaning Mustard Is Badly Burnt When Current Flows Into a Cooler Standing Nearby, Dies at the Medical College, and the Police Say They Will Act on the Post-Mortem and the Family’s ComplaintAsha village, Kotwali Dehat, Hardoi (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 0 injured
- Udapur Road Accident, Junnar, Pune: A Mini Goods Vehicle Hits a Motorcycle in Front of a Roadside Hotel on the Ahilyanagar-Kalyan Highway at Night, the 24-Year-Old Rider Dies at the Spot and the Driver Is Booked on His Uncle’s Complaint, While Reports Differ on the Time and DirectionAhilyanagar-Kalyan highway, Udapur, Junnar (approximate), Maharashtra1 dead · 0 injured
- Chhawla Car-Truck Crash, Dwarka Expressway, Delhi: A Fast Car Hits a Truck From Behind on Thursday Night and Catches Fire, the 34-Year-Old Driver Dies in the Flames While Police Check Whether Speed or Sudden Braking Caused It, and Reports Differ on the Time and the Type of CarDwarka Expressway, Chhawla police area (approximate), Delhi1 dead · 0 injured
- Makrana Farm Tank Drowning, Naka Basti, Rajasthan: Three Girls Aged 5 and 6 From One Family Fall Into an Open Water Tank in a Field While Going to Fetch Goats and All Three Drown; Reports Differ on Whether They Were Sisters or Cousins and Who Was With ThemNaka Basti, Mangalana Road, Makrana (approximate), Rajasthan3 dead · 0 injured
- Ghaziabad Factory Sacks Death, Tronica City, Loni: A 40-Year-Old Worker From Bihar Dies Under Falling Sacks of Chickpeas at a Sattu Factory and His Brother Alleges Safety Negligence by the Management; Reports Differ on the Time and the Police Case Is Not Yet ReportedTronica City industrial area, Loni, Ghaziabad (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 0 injured
- Henderson School Bus Crash, Jefferson County, New York: An SUV Crosses the Double Centre Line on County Route 75 and Hits a Belleville Henderson School Bus Head-On With 16 Students Aboard, the SUV Driver Dies, a Bus Driver, a Firefighter and Five Students Hurt, While Reports Differ on the Students Taken to HospitalCounty Route 75, Henderson, New York (approximate), United States1 dead · 7 injured
- Malatya Helicopter Crash, Turkey: A Military Sikorsky S-70 Comes Down in the Samankoy Area on the Southern Edge of Malatya Before 7 pm, Four Service Members Killed and No Casualties on the Ground, While Reports Differ on the Region and the Cause Is Not DeterminedSamankoy, Malatya, Turkey (approximate)4 dead · 0 injured
- Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Crash, Alwar: A Speeding SUV Hits People at a Punctured Cab Near the Gurjar Khora Culvert, Three Dead Including an NHAI Patrol Worker Who Had Come to Help, the Driver Fled, and Reports Differ on the Time and Where They DiedDelhi-Mumbai Expressway near Gurjar Khora culvert, Alwar (approximate), Rajasthan3 dead · 0 injured
- Khallikote House Explosion, Ganjam, Odisha: A Blast at About 4 am Blows Out the Grill and Cracks the Walls of a Rented House and Three of a Family Are Hurt, Police Now Suspect a Cooking Gas Leak After the Bomb Squad Finds No Explosives, While Some Reports Said Stored Explosives and Two InjuredArabindanagar Lane-2, Khallikote, Ganjam (approximate), Odisha0 dead · 3 injured
- Anantara Hotel Fire, Bazargaon, Nagpur: A Government Revenue Official Dies of Smoke in Room 208 on the Nagpur-Amravati Highway, One Report Says Three Were Hurt, Reports Differ on the Cause, His Age and Whether He Was Burnt or SuffocatedBazargaon, Nagpur-Amravati highway, Nagpur district (approximate), Maharashtra1 dead · 3 injured
- Srikalahasti Temple Prasadam Kitchen Fire, Andhra Pradesh: Staff Run Out as Ghee and Cylinders Catch Fire in the Potu With No Casualties Reported, Reports Give a Short Circuit, a Gas Leak or a Cylinder Blast, and Call It Minor or MajorSrikalahasteeswara Swamy temple, Srikalahasti town (approximate), Andhra Pradesh0 dead · 0 injured
- Gajraj Plastic Pipe and Tank Factory Fire, Bhanpuri, Raipur: 12 to 15 Fire Engines and SDRF Fight Plastic-Fed Blaze Through the Night With No Casualty Reported, One Report Says the Factory Had Been Shut for a Week, Reports Differ on the Start Time, the Cause and Whether Staff Were PresentBhanpuri industrial area, Raipur (approximate), Chhattisgarh0 dead · 0 injured
- Makwanpur Microbus Crash, Nepal: Kathmandu-to-Sarlahi Microbus Plunges Down a Slope at Chisapani Gadhi in Bhimphedi, 14 Dead and Six Hurt After the Toll Rose From 10, Cause Not StatedChisapani Gadhi, Bhimphedi, Makwanpur (place point, approximate), Nepal14 dead · 6 injured
- Parsi-Parlo Fire, Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh: Night Fire Guts 19 to 25 Houses, a Woman and Her Three Minor Children Dead and the Husband Missing, No Fire Station in the Town and the Tender 38 km Away Reportedly Did Not Arrive in TimeParsi-Parlo, Kurung Kumey (village point, approximate), Arunachal Pradesh4 dead · 0 injured
- Sonia Vihar Dumper-Auto Crash, Delhi: Dumper Hits an Auto Carrying Eight Near Pushta No. 5 at About 5 am, Two Men Dead, Six Hurt and a Pregnant Woman Loses Her Unborn Baby; Dumper Driver Fled, Early Reports of a Newborn’s Death Not Borne OutSonia Vihar, North East Delhi (locality point, approximate)2 dead · 6 injured
- Marsa Brega Gas Complex Explosion, Libya: A Gas Line Feeding a Steam Boiler at the Sirte Oil Company Plant Leaks and Explodes on a Wednesday Morning, One Worker Dies and Four Colleagues Are Hurt, the Whole Plant Is Shut Down for Repairs, and the Oil Corporation Says Delayed Maintenance Money Leads to Such AccidentsMarsa Brega gas complex, Al Wahat district, Libya (approximate)1 dead · 4 injured
- Shilaj Hit and Run, Ahmedabad: A Range Rover Hits a Rapido Bike Taxi Near Shilaj Circle, the Passenger Dies, the Driver Flees and Is Arrested About 15 Hours Later and Gets Bail at the Police Station, While Reports Differ on the Time and Questions Are Raised About the Blood TestNear Shilaj Circle, Bopal, Ahmedabad (approximate), Gujarat1 dead · 1 injured
- Bikaner Farm Tank Drowning, Chhatargarh, Rajasthan: A 14-Year-Old Girl Falls Into a 100-Foot Farm Water Tank on Bhai Dooj and Her Two Brothers and a 21-Year-Old Cousin Jump In One After Another, All Four Drown; Reports Differ on Whether She Went to Bathe or Was PlayingAwa village, chak 9 AWM, Chhatargarh, Bikaner (approximate), Rajasthan4 dead · 0 injured
- Varanasi House Collapse, Rohania, Uttar Pradesh: A Wall of a House Beside a Pond Falls on a Sleeping Family at About 12.30 am and Two Sisters Aged 7 and 4 Die Under the Debris and Water After a Seven-Hour Rescue; Reports Differ on the House, the Injured and the Rescue TeamBachhaon village, Rohania, Varanasi (approximate), Uttar Pradesh2 dead · 2 injured
- Muradnagar Shani Mandir Ghat Drowning, Ghaziabad: A 22-Year-Old Civil Services Aspirant From Sahibabad Dies and a Friend Is Pulled Out Alive After Both Slip Into a Deep Pit in the Ganga Canal While Bathing With Four Friends, a Day After Two Girls Drowned NearbyShani Mandir ghat, Ganga canal, Muradnagar (approximate), Uttar Pradesh1 dead · 0 injured
- Siguiri Gold Mining Clashes, Balato, Guinea: Protesters and Security Forces Exchange Gunfire During a Patrol Enforcing the Artisanal Gold Mining Ban, 10 Dead Including Five Foreign Nationals and 13 Injured, While Who Fired First Is Not StatedBalato, Siguiri, Guinea (approximate)10 dead · 13 injured
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- Andhra Pradesh (10)
- Arunachal Pradesh (2)
- Assam (6)
- Bihar (17)
- Chhattisgarh (7)
- Delhi (29)
- Goa (3)
- Gujarat (49)
- Haryana (14)
- Jammu and Kashmir (5)
- Jharkhand (10)
- Karnataka (13)
- Kerala (5)
- Madhya Pradesh (21)
- Maharashtra (44)
- Odisha (9)
- Punjab (10)
- Rajasthan (23)
- Tamil Nadu (14)
- Telangana (15)
- Uttar Pradesh (61)
- Uttarakhand (6)
- West Bengal (13)
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