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DGCA Revokes License Of Air Traffic Controller For Bengaluru Airport Take Off Incident
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on May 30, revoked the license of an Air Traffic Control officer for three months, who was involved in "breach of separation" at Bengaluru airport. On January 7, two IndiGo planes miraculously avoided colliding after being permitted to take off in same direction simultaneously. Flights 6E 455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and 6E 246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) took off concurrently from north and south… read-more
Tags: DGCA, Bengaluru Airport, IndiGo, Collision, air traffic control officer
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Algerian Footballer Dies Of Heart Attack After Colliding With Goalkeeper
In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old Algerian footballer, Sofiane Loukar, died of a heart attack after colliding with his goalkeeper during a match in Oran, on December 25. Reportedly, Loukar continued his game despite the collision but he collapsed a few minutes after receiving treatment for the collision. Therefore, he was sent to hospital but suffered a deadly heart attack on the way. The match was also abandoned.
Tags: Algeria, footballer, Heart attack, Oran, Collision
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Trolley Hits Lamppost, Switches Light On; Video Goes Viral
In a latest viral video, an unhooked cargo trolley amazed people on social media as it turned on a street lamp that was switched off. The video shows people trying to stop the trolley which is rolling back after getting unhooked from the main vehicle. However, it went on to hit a lamppost and turn on the defunct light. A user said, ''we must patent this technology… read-more
Tags: Tractor Trolley, Collision, Viral video, Street Light
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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US Nuclear Submarine Hit By Unknown Object While Operating In Asia
The US Navy said that a US nuclear submarine was damaged after colliding with an unknown object while operating underwater in Asia on October 7. Reportedly, it didn't cause any life-threatening incident, but approximately a dozen sailors were injured. Luckily, its ''nuclear propulsion plant and spaces weren't affected''. The submarine was travelling in the South China Sea to counter China's dominance in the region, media reports said.
Tags: USA, Nuclear submarines, Asia, Collision
Courtesy: NDTV
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Bus Collides With Dumper; 7 Dead, 16 Wounded: MP
About seven people died and 16 were injured when a privately-owned bus carrying 50 passengers collided with a dumper on the Gwalior-Bhind road near the Gohad Chaurha area in Madhya Pradesh on October 1. The city SP Manoj Kumar Singh reached the spot with other officers and injured ones were admitted to a hospital in Gohad and Gwalior. ''I wish the injured a rapid recovery,'' said CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, Gwalior, Bhind, Bus-Dumper, Collision
Courtesy: United News Of India
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15 Injured, 3 Dead In Collision Between Bus & Lorry In Palani: Tamil Nadu
After a lorry and a TN state transportation Bus collided in the early morning of September 24, fifteen people sustained injuries and three lost their lives in Palani, Tamil Nadu. As per reports, the collision was caused due to the lorry driver falling asleep and losing control of the vehicle. The Police stated that the injured were moved to Palani government hospital, whereas the lorry driver is being investigated.
Tags: Transport, Collision, truck-bus collision, Tamil Nadu
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Bus Collides With Tractor-trolley; 4 Died, Many Wounded: Haryana
Following a bus carrying 60 passengers rammed into a tractor-trolley, 4 travellers lost their lives and dozens got wounded on August 26 in Haryana's Bhiwani. Reportedly, the bus was on its way to Jhansi from Bhiwani and met with an accident while overtaking the trolley. The injured ones have been rushed to a hospital while the family of the deceased will get compensation as per the government guidelines, said Deputy Commissioner.
Tags: Haryana, Bus, accident, Collision, Bhiwani
Courtesy: ANI
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Truck-Car Collision Leaves Five Dead In Rajasthan's Nagaur District
Five people, including three women and two men, died after a car rammed into a truck on a highway in Rajasthan's Nagaur district on August 7, the police officials said. Condoling the loss of the deceased, Rajstahan's CM Ashok Gehlot tweeted, ''The death of five people in a road accident in Kuchanman City area of?? Nagaur is extremely sad.'' Meanwhile, Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal also extended his sympathy.
Tags: Collision, Nagaur, CM Ashok Gehlot, Truck-Accident
Courtesy: Press Trust Of India
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Huge Asteroid To Pass Through Earth At Close Distance
A four-football field-sized asteroid at a speed of 29,000 Km/hr will pass through Earth at a very closer distance at 11:21 pm (IST) on July 25. The asteroid has been named ''2008 GO20'' and has a width of 97 meters and a length of 230 meters. However, according to the Deputy Director of Pathani Samanta Planetarium in Odisha, it will not collide with Earth and will revisit in 2034.
Tags: Asteroid, 2008 G20, Earth, Collision
Courtesy: Zee News
