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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Car leaves biker dead in Zirakpur
A 48-year-old motorcyclist died after being struck by a car under the Zirakpur-Patiala flyover on Thursday night. The deceased, identified as Suraj Veer, was a resident of Phase 1, Ram Darbar, Chandigarh, and worked as a sanitation worker at PGIMER. The accident occurred around 10.30 pm when Suraj Veer was on his way to Dera Bassi for some personal work, said police. As he reached beneath the second flyover in Zirakpur, a Maruti Suzuki Alto car—bearing a Himachal Pradesh registration number—came from the Panchkula side and rammed into his motorcycle. The impact caused Suraj Veer to fall off his two-wheeler, leaving him seriously injured. The car driver fled the scene without offering any help. Passers-by rushed the injured biker to the civil hospital in Dera Bassi, where doctors referred him to GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh. But he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Following the incident, Suraj Veer's son Saurabh provided a statement to the police. Based on his account, a case was registered against the unidentified car driver under Sections 106 (1), 281 and 324 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Alto's registration number has been recorded, and police are working to trace the vehicle and apprehend the accused. After a post-mortem examination, police handed over Suraj Veer's body to the family for final rites. Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Maruti Suzuki attempts to change image with six-airbag ‘safety shield'
Kolkata: Maruti Suzuki is seeking to alter the perception that its vehicles are low on safety features by making six airbags a standard feature across 97% of its product portfolio, including all variants in entry-level cars such as the Alto, S-Presso, and Wagon-R. "Safety is paramount, and we believe it must be available to every customer irrespective of the variant they purchase," said Maruti Suzuki senior executive officer (marketing & sales) Partho Banerjee. Renault, whose Kwid is the closest competitor to Maruti Suzuki Alto, does not offer six airbags as a standard safety feature. Hyundai's Grand i10 NIOS, a hatchback in a segment above the entry-level, offers six airbags. "Hyundai was the first to introduce six airbags across models and variants in Oct 2023," said a Hyundai India official. Tata Motors was the first Indian automaker to focus on safety and received the five-star safety rating by Global NCAP in 2018, followed by the Altroz, Harrier, Safari, and Punch. However, not all variants of these models have six airbags. The Maruti Suzuki 'safety shield' provides both active and passive safety features across models. Apart from six airbags, it includes advanced safety technologies like Electronic Stability Control (ESP), Hill Hold Assist, and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD). Banerjee said these safety measures had led to a 40% price hike in the entry-level segment.
Hindustan Times
02-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
High behind the wheel: Three held for consuming drugs in moving car in Mohali
In a worrying case of drug use behind the wheel, Mohali police have arrested three youths who were found consuming intoxicants while driving through Industrial Area, Phase 7. The arrests were made at a routine police checkpoint, uncovering driving under the influence of drugs, posing direct risk to public safety on roads. The accused have been identified as Maridul, a resident of Dhaneda village in Himachal Pradesh; Hitesh of Sector 39, Chandigarh; and Shivam from Matiara village, Sarkaghat, Himachal Pradesh. A fourth individual, Soumya, also from Himachal Pradesh, has been named in the FIR but was not in the car at the time. According to ASI Gulshan Kumar, in-charge of the local police post, the checkpoint was set up near Quark City Chowk. Around 5.15 pm on Saturday, a Himachal-registered Maruti Suzuki Alto approached from Phase 7. On stopping the car, police found three youths inside, consuming drugs in the vehicle, he said. 'During questioning, they admitted to being habitual users and said they had sourced the drugs from Himachal,' the ASI added. Police seized the narcotics on the spot and registered a case under the NDPS Act at the Phase-1 police station. The accused were produced in court and remanded to one-day police custody.
NDTV
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- NDTV
On CCTV, Car Collides With Truck, Flips 5 Times On Bihar Highway
Rohtas: All four passengers miraculously escaped unhurt after their car flipped five times in a freak accident on a highway in Bihar's Rohtas on Sunday morning. The incident was captured on CCTV, which showed that the Maruti Suzuki Alto first collided with a speeding truck and then rolled over to the side of the road. In the footage, the white Alto car can be seen flipping five times before it landed on its left side, vertically. Some locals then rushed to flip the car straight and help the passengers, the video showed. Officials said that the locals immediately provided first aid to the passengers. The passengers were on their way to Banaras when the accident took place. There are no reports of any injuries to the passengers. However, the speeding truck fled the spot. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways data released last year showed that over 7.77 lakh people died across India in road accidents during the 2018-2022 period. At least 462 people died in road accidents in India every day in 2022, the annual report on 'Road Accidents in India-2022' said. In Bihar alone, 36,191 fatalities were reported due to road accidents in five years.
