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Vande Bharat Express running between Mumbai Central to Gujarat's Gandhi Nagar met with an accident, on October 6. The incident occurred when a herd of buffalos came on the railway track, following which the driver lost control. Moreover, the front engine was damaged and left many injured. Upon hearing about the accident, PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter and condemned the tragic accident, and also wished for a speedy recovery.

In Uttarakhand's Pauri district, heavy casualties were feared as a bus carrying around 45-50 members of a marriage party fell into a gorge in the Bironkhal area of Uttarakhand's Pauri district. The incident happened on the evening of October 4, the disaster control room confirmed. Notably, the bus was on its way to a village in Bironkhal from Laldhang when it met with the accident near the Simri bend.

In Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai region, a four-storey building collapsed, at 10:30 pm, on October 1. The unfortunate incident killed one person, following which the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, City Police and fire brigade, rushed to the incident spot and launched a rescue operation, in the Bonkode village, Navi Mumbai. "About 32 people staying there had come out before the collapse, investigating underway," said Purushottam Jadhav.

In an accident, 16 students were injured when a school bus overturned after colliding with a truck in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, confirmed police on September 14. Notably, Circle Officer (CO) Ram Pravesh Rai said the accident took place on Paswara-Ratauli road in morning hours, when a speeding truck rammed into a bus belonging to Sai Inter College. Three students have been referred to Jhansi Medical College and are critical.

Near Brahmapuri on Rishikesh-Badrinath road, a car fell into a deep gorge killing three persons and leaving three others injured, on September 9. Following the incident, the injured persons was rushed to a government hospital in Rishikesh for treatment. According to police inspector Ritesh Shah, all the persons were going to Badrinath Dham. Further details on the matter are awaited.