Overview
- Six people died when a Toyota Innova fell into a 600‑foot gorge near Saptashrungi in Nashik; victims were identified and Maharashtra announced ₹5 lakh for each bereaved family as the Prime Minister offered condolences.
- Five people, including a 17‑year‑old, were killed in a head‑on collision with a heavy trailer on NH‑43 in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh; police registered a case under BNS provisions and are searching for the fleeing driver.
- In Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy, two 18‑year‑old students died after a Santro rear‑ended their motorcycle; police arrested the 22‑year‑old driver and are verifying CCTV, mechanical reports and blood‑test results.
- Four men were killed and seven injured on the Kota–Chittorgarh highway in a chain crash that struck bystanders aiding an earlier motorcycle collision, police said.
- Additional fatalities were reported in separate crashes in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi, with cases filed, vehicles seized, post‑mortems ordered and searches underway for absconding drivers in multiple incidents.