Road and transport incidents in India (2024–2026)
India has 48 case studies on HowToSurvive.in (road and transport). Together they record 245 deaths and 459 injured (figures as reported in each case study; some cases do not state a toll). The newest is Vehicle Falls Into Gorge Near Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab: 4 Dead (28 Oct 2026). The deadliest is Spain Train Collision Near Toledo: At Least 30 Dead (30 deaths, 28 Oct 2026).
All road and transport case studies
- Vehicle Falls Into Gorge Near Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab: 4 DeadDehni, near Kiratpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab · 28 Oct 20264 dead · 0 injured
- Spain Train Collision Near Toledo: At Least 30 DeadUrda, Toledo province, Spain · 28 Oct 202630 dead
- Truck hits tempo on NH-722 near Garkha, Saran: 4 deadGarkha, Saran, Bihar · 27 Oct 20264 dead · 2 injured
- Drunk roadways bus driver hits 20 people in Padrauna, 1 deadPadrauna, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh · 27 Oct 20261 dead · 17 injured
- RGPV college bus hits divider and pole on Bhopal’s VIP RoadVIP Road near Raja Bhoj statue, Kohefiza, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh · 27 Oct 20260 dead · 10 injured
- Omni Bus Rams Lorry Near Manapparai, Tiruchi: 1 Dead, 40+ HurtValasupatti, near Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu · 26 Oct 20261 dead · 40 injured
- Formalin tanker overturns on Lucknow’s Kisan Path, fumes spreadKisan Path, Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · 26 Oct 20260 dead · 1 injured
- Simga Bus Crash, Balodabazar: Bus Rams Broken-Down Truck on NH-130, 3 Confirmed Dead and Up to 5 Reported, Over a Dozen Injured; Cause Under InvestigationNH-130 near Darchura, Simga, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh · 26 Oct 20263 dead · 8 injured
- Sundargarh Trailer Collision and Fire, Odisha: Two Drivers Burnt to Death After Head-On Crash on Lefripada Coal Corridor; Cause Under InvestigationAunlabahal Chhak, Lefripada, Sundargarh, Odisha · 25 Oct 20262 dead · 0 injured
- Dhar Car Fire, Sadalpur: Four Friends Burnt to Death, One Critical, After Car Falls Off Culvert on Lebad-Nayagaon Four-Lane; Cause Under InvestigationLebad-Nayagaon four-lane near Sadalpur, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh · 25 Oct 20264 dead · 1 injured
- Morbi Navlakhi Road Collision: Three Dead, About 10 Hurt as Truck Hits Bolero; Case Against DriverMorbi-Navlakhi road near Pipliya and Barwala, Morbi, Gujarat · 21 Oct 20263 dead · 10 injured
- Kota Canal Boat Capsize: Four Young Men Dead After Durga Idol Immersion at a Prohibited Spot; Boatman BookedChambal right main canal near the steel bridge, 80 Feet Road, Kota, Rajasthan · 20 Oct 20264 dead
- Vadodara Gas Tanker Leak Near Nandesari: Expressway Shut After Milk Tanker Hits Gas Tanker; One Report Says Driver HurtNear Nandesari, Vadodara district, Gujarat · 19 Oct 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Beed Road Accident: Five Killed as Car Swerves to Avoid Potholes and Hits MSRTC Bus on Khamgaon-Pandharpur Highway; Contractor Booked, Cause Under InvestigationKhamgaon-Pandharpur National Highway near Shindewadi Phata, Majalgaon tehsil, Beed district, Maharashtra · 18 Oct 20265 dead · 1 injured
- Sangrur Road Accident: Eight MGNREGA Workers Killed as Speeding Car Hits Roadside Crew Near Lehragaga; Driver Booked, Protest Ends After Rs 10 Lakh AssuranceLehragaga-Jakhal road near Alisher village, Lehragaga, Sangrur district, Punjab · 18 Oct 20268 dead · 12 injured
- Gwalior Sheetla Mata Temple Truck Crash: 16 Devotees Killed in Navratri No-Entry Zone; Cause Under InvestigationSheetla Mata temple approach road, Sataun village, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh · 18 Oct 202616 dead
- Surat Vesu Dumper Crash: Two Sisters on a Moped Hit From Behind, One Dies; Driver Fled, No Arrest ReportedVesu VIP road (Althan-Vesu road), Surat, Gujarat · 17 Oct 20261 dead · 1 injured
- Kota Expressway Accident: Eight Pilgrims Killed as Mini-Bus Falls Into Drain Near Simliya; Cause Under InvestigationDelhi–Mumbai Expressway near Karadiya, Simliya, Kota district, Rajasthan · 17 Oct 20268 dead · 16 injured
- Periyapatna Bus Accident, Mysuru: Four Killed as Sleeper Bus and Lorry Collide Head-On; Cause Under InvestigationPeriyapatna, Mysuru district, Karnataka · 16 Oct 20264 dead · 31 injured
- Bulandshahr Car Accident: Eeco Hits Tree Near Narora, Four of a Family and the Driver Killed on Way to Belon TempleNear Ratanpur Khedia, Narora, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh · 16 Oct 20265 dead · 3 injured
- Devprayag Gorge Crash: Two Killed as Car Falls 150 Metres Off Badrinath Highway Near Pali; Cause Not KnownRishikesh–Badrinath highway near Pali, Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand · 15 Oct 20262 dead · 3 injured
- Sahibganj E-Rickshaw Crash: Three Killed as Truck Hits Toto Near KeshroKeshro More, Barharwa-Barhait road, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand · 15 Oct 20263 dead · 2 injured
- Calgary Bus Crash and Fire: Three Passengers Killed in Eight-Vehicle Pile-Up; Cause Under Investigation800 block of Saddletowne Circle N.E., Saddle Ridge, northeast Calgary, Canada · 15 Oct 20263 dead · 16 injured
- Raghopur Boat Capsize: 13 Children Dead in Ganga Channel; Inquiry OrderedGanga channel near Rampur Shyamchand, Raghopur, Vaishali, Bihar · 13 Oct 202613 dead
- Rahman Baba Express Derailment Near Multan: Five Deaths Reported; Investigation ContinuesSher Shah area near Multan, Pakistan · 13 Oct 20265 dead · 49 injured
- Supaul Bus Accident on NH-27: Bus Hits Parked Truck, Helper Killed; Cause Under InvestigationNH-27 near Jhajha village, Bhaptiyahi, Supaul district, Bihar · 12 Oct 20261 dead · 6 injured
- Two die as tourist van collides with truck near Sulthan BatheryBeenachi, near Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala · 12 Oct 20262 dead · 13 injured
- Howly BSF Bus Crash: Driver Killed, 32 Personnel Injured; Police Inquiry UnderwayNH-27 near Howly, Barpeta district, Assam · 9 Oct 20261 dead · 32 injured
- Morogoro Bus Fire, Tanzania: 28 Reported Dead After Head-On Collision With Timber LorryMkambarani, Morogoro-Dar es Salaam highway, Tanzania · 8 Oct 202628 dead · 30 injured
- Ananthagiri Ghat bus overturn: four deaths confirmed, cause under inquiryAnanthagiri Ghat Road, Vikarabad district, Telangana · 3 Oct 20264 dead
- Tyuni hill-road crash: one dead, two injured; cause under investigationChillad area, Chakrata-Tyuni road, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand · 2 Oct 20261 dead · 2 injured
- Flydubai FZ1073 cockpit attack: attempted takeover and safe diversion to TabukTabuk airport (diversion of Flydubai FZ1073), Saudi Arabia · 30 Sep 20262 injured
- Gondia–Goregaon motorcycle collision: three reported deaths, one rider’s later condition unknownGondia-Goregaon road between Hirdamali and Miltoli, Gondia district, Maharashtra · 30 Sep 20263 dead · 1 injured
- Khar West crash: BMC employee dies after car hits two two-wheelers; police investigation continuesC D Road-16th Road junction, Khar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 28 Sep 20261 dead · 2 injured
- Belapur bus pile-up: injuries reported as brake failure is investigatedSion-Panvel highway near Belapur flyover, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra · 27 Sep 20265 injured
- Mumbai Coastal Road crash: three deaths and the questions a video cannot answerMumbai Coastal Road near Lotus Jetty, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 20 Sep 20263 dead · 1 injured
- Dwarka Expressway worksite crash: three worker deaths and unresolved protection questionsNear Ram Chowk, Dwarka Expressway, Gurugram, Haryana · 17 Sep 20263 dead · 2 injured
- Nawa highway crash: four deaths, difficult recovery and unanswered collision questionsMithri bypass, Nawa area, Didwana-Kuchaman district, Rajasthan · 16 Sep 20264 dead
- Atgaon highway crash: a changing toll and an unresolved causeMumbai-Nashik highway near Atgaon, Shahapur, Thane district, Maharashtra · 16 Sep 20265 dead · 6 injured
- Gonda pickup crash: separating the collision, water hazard and recoveryKotwali Nagar area, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh · 12 Sep 20261 dead
- KMP Expressway crash near Mandothi: rescue reports and casualty figures that differKMP Expressway near Mandothi village, Jhajjar, Haryana · 8 Sep 20263 dead · 15 injured
- Sonapur NH-27 Bus–Truck Collision: Seven Killed Near GuwahatiNH-27 near Khetri/Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam · 30 Aug 20267 dead · 5 injured
- Bangkok Level Crossing Crash: Eight Killed as Freight Train Hits Bus at Makkasan; Six IndictedAsok–Din Daeng Road level crossing near Makkasan station, Bangkok, Thailand · 16 May 20268 dead · 32 injured
- North Musi Rawas Bus-Tanker Crash, Indonesia: 19 Killed as Bus and Fuel Tanker Collide and Burn; Two Company Directors Named SuspectsTrans-Sumatra Highway at Karang Jaya, North Musi Rawas, Indonesia · 6 May 202619 dead · 2 injured
- Latehar Bus Accident: Ten Killed as Overloaded Bus Overturns on Orsa Ghati Near Mahuadanr; Cause Not Officially EstablishedOrsa ghati, Mahuadanr, Latehar district, Jharkhand · 18 Jan 202610 dead · 80 injured
- Mumbai Airport Runway Near Miss, June 2024: What Went WrongChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 8 Jun 20240 dead · 0 injured
- Pune Porsche Crash: What Happened in Kalyani Nagar and Where the Case StandsKalyani Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra · 19 May 20242 dead
- Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway Accident Near Nadiad: What Went WrongAhmedabad-Vadodara Expressway near Nadiad, Kheda district, Gujarat · 17 Apr 202410 dead