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  • Five members of family killed as car rams into container truck in UP’s Basti

    By ANI

    BASTI: Five members of a family were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a stranded container truck near the Khajhaula police outpost in Munderwa area of Basti district of Uttar Pradesh on late Sunday evening, said police.

    The accident occurred on the Lucknow-Gorakhpur highway at around 7:30 pm.

    Basti Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashish Srivastava said that the accident happened when the car collided with a parked container on NH 28 in Basti.

    “The car which was going towards Lucknow to Sant Kabir Nagar rammed into the container truck parked on the roadside. All five people of the same family travelling in the car died on the spot. Upon receiving the information, police reached the spot and pull out the car stuck in the truck. All the bodies have been sent to the mortuary. The deceased’s family has arrived and further investigation is underway in the matter,” said Basti SP.

    On Sunday, four people including a seven-year-old girl were killed and 42 others were injured after a sleeper bus in which they were travelling met with an accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district.

    Earlier on Friday, 15 people were killed in a road mishap in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district in which a passenger bus collided with a truck. At least 40 people were injured in the accident.

    Most of the passengers on the bus were residents of Uttar Pradesh.

    The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11 pm on Friday when the bus with about 100 people on board, headed for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, collided with a truck trolley in the Suhagi Pahari area.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the death of 15 people in a road accident in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased, and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

    BASTI: Five members of a family were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a stranded container truck near the Khajhaula police outpost in Munderwa area of Basti district of Uttar Pradesh on late Sunday evening, said police.

    The accident occurred on the Lucknow-Gorakhpur highway at around 7:30 pm.

    Basti Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashish Srivastava said that the accident happened when the car collided with a parked container on NH 28 in Basti.

    “The car which was going towards Lucknow to Sant Kabir Nagar rammed into the container truck parked on the roadside. All five people of the same family travelling in the car died on the spot. Upon receiving the information, police reached the spot and pull out the car stuck in the truck. All the bodies have been sent to the mortuary. The deceased’s family has arrived and further investigation is underway in the matter,” said Basti SP.

    On Sunday, four people including a seven-year-old girl were killed and 42 others were injured after a sleeper bus in which they were travelling met with an accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district.

    Earlier on Friday, 15 people were killed in a road mishap in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district in which a passenger bus collided with a truck. At least 40 people were injured in the accident.

    Most of the passengers on the bus were residents of Uttar Pradesh.

    The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11 pm on Friday when the bus with about 100 people on board, headed for Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, collided with a truck trolley in the Suhagi Pahari area.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the death of 15 people in a road accident in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased, and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

  • Four killed, 42 injured after sleeper bus meets with accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

    By ANI

    ETAWAH (UP): As many as four people including a seven-year-old girl were killed and 42 others were injured after a sleeper bus in which they were traveling met with an accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district on Sunday.

    All the injured have been admitted to Saifai’s PGI Hospital for treatment.

    “A sleeper bus en route to Ajmer from Gorakhpur with passengers met with an accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway under Saifai PS. 4 people were killed & about 42 who are seriously injured have been admitted to Saifai’s PGI Hospital,” said Additional District Magistrate (ADM).

    At around 2:30 am today, the sleeper bus en route to Ajmer from Gorakhpur met with an accident.

    “At around, 2:30 am the sleeper bus collided with the truck. The bus hit the truck from behind. Four people including a seven-year-old girl died in the accident, Two bus drivers and two passengers are among the deceased. All the injured are admitted to the hospital,” said Jay Prakash Singh, Superintendent of police (SSP), Etawah.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Etawah.

    “UP CM Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in road accident in district Etawah. While praying for peace to the soul of the departed, the Chief Minister has expressed condolences to the bereaved families,” the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a tweet.

    The Chief Minister has instructed the district administration officials for proper treatment of the injured and also wished for their speedy recovery.

    “Along with this, the District Magistrate and senior police officers have been instructed to go to the spot and get relief work done on a war footing,” CMO added.

    Further details are awaited.

    Earlier on Friday, 15 people were killed in a tragic road mishap in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district in which a passenger bus collided with a truck. At least 40 people were injured in the accident.

    Most of the passengers on the bus were residents of Uttar Pradesh.

    The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11 pm on Friday when the bus with about 100 people on board, headed to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, collided with a truck trolley in the Suhagi Pahari area.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the death of 15 people in a road accident in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased, and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF). 

    ETAWAH (UP): As many as four people including a seven-year-old girl were killed and 42 others were injured after a sleeper bus in which they were traveling met with an accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district on Sunday.

    All the injured have been admitted to Saifai’s PGI Hospital for treatment.

    “A sleeper bus en route to Ajmer from Gorakhpur with passengers met with an accident on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway under Saifai PS. 4 people were killed & about 42 who are seriously injured have been admitted to Saifai’s PGI Hospital,” said Additional District Magistrate (ADM).

    At around 2:30 am today, the sleeper bus en route to Ajmer from Gorakhpur met with an accident.

    “At around, 2:30 am the sleeper bus collided with the truck. The bus hit the truck from behind. Four people including a seven-year-old girl died in the accident, Two bus drivers and two passengers are among the deceased. All the injured are admitted to the hospital,” said Jay Prakash Singh, Superintendent of police (SSP), Etawah.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Etawah.

    “UP CM Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in road accident in district Etawah. While praying for peace to the soul of the departed, the Chief Minister has expressed condolences to the bereaved families,” the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a tweet.

    The Chief Minister has instructed the district administration officials for proper treatment of the injured and also wished for their speedy recovery.

    “Along with this, the District Magistrate and senior police officers have been instructed to go to the spot and get relief work done on a war footing,” CMO added.

    Further details are awaited.

    Earlier on Friday, 15 people were killed in a tragic road mishap in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district in which a passenger bus collided with a truck. At least 40 people were injured in the accident.

    Most of the passengers on the bus were residents of Uttar Pradesh.

    The accident took place between 10:30 pm to 11 pm on Friday when the bus with about 100 people on board, headed to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, collided with a truck trolley in the Suhagi Pahari area.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the death of 15 people in a road accident in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased, and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF). 

  • Woman, daughter killed after being hit by ambulance in Howrah, mob torches vehicle

    By PTI

    HOWRAH: A woman and her 10-year-old daughter were killed after being hit by an ambulance in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Saturday, triggering violent protests in the area, police said.

    The incident happened on the busy National Highway-16, which connects Kolkata to Chennai, bringing traffic to a standstill for at least five hours, they said.

    The woman was waiting with her daughter on the roadside for a bus around 6.30 am, when the ambulance hit them. The ambulance, which had no patients, was speeding towards Kolaghat, police said.

    The woman and her daughter died on the spot, they said.

    Soon, a mob gathered at the spot and blocked the highway, stating that despite several complaints, the administration was not taking any measures to make the highway safer in that area.

    As the situation escalated, the ambulance was set on fire and the tyres were burnt, police said.

    The protests went on for five hours, leading to kilometres of traffic pile-up on the Chennai-bound flank. The police removed the mob in the afternoon, clearing the road for traffic.

    The bodies were also sent for post-mortem.

    HOWRAH: A woman and her 10-year-old daughter were killed after being hit by an ambulance in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Saturday, triggering violent protests in the area, police said.

    The incident happened on the busy National Highway-16, which connects Kolkata to Chennai, bringing traffic to a standstill for at least five hours, they said.

    The woman was waiting with her daughter on the roadside for a bus around 6.30 am, when the ambulance hit them. The ambulance, which had no patients, was speeding towards Kolaghat, police said.

    The woman and her daughter died on the spot, they said.

    Soon, a mob gathered at the spot and blocked the highway, stating that despite several complaints, the administration was not taking any measures to make the highway safer in that area.

    As the situation escalated, the ambulance was set on fire and the tyres were burnt, police said.

    The protests went on for five hours, leading to kilometres of traffic pile-up on the Chennai-bound flank. The police removed the mob in the afternoon, clearing the road for traffic.

    The bodies were also sent for post-mortem.

  • Bihar: Three killed as motorcycle’s fuel tank explodes after being hit by police bus 

    By PTI

    SARAN: Three people were killed after their motorcycle collided head-on with a Bihar Police bus, which dragged it for a couple of metres before its fuel tank burst into flames, police said on Wednesday.

    The incident happened near Deoria village on National Highway-531 in Revelganj police station area of Saran district on Tuesday evening, they said.

    The impact of the accident was such that the motorcycle got stuck underneath the bus, Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar said.

    “According to eye-witnesses, the bus dragged the motorcycle for a couple of metres, following which the fuel tank of the two-wheeler exploded, causing the fire,” he said.

    “A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act,” he added.

    The deceased were identified as Kundan Manjhi (22), Bulbul Manjhi (25) and Kishore Manjhi (24), all residents of Panchbhinda village.

    All of them died on the spot, the SP said.

    Asked about the purported video of the incident, in which policemen were seen standing at a distance and watching one of the victims burning, Kumar said, “An investigation is underway.”

    The police personnel were returning from Sitab Diara where they were deployed at the programme to mark the 120th birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, which was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said.

    No policemen were injured in the incident, they said.

    SARAN: Three people were killed after their motorcycle collided head-on with a Bihar Police bus, which dragged it for a couple of metres before its fuel tank burst into flames, police said on Wednesday.

    The incident happened near Deoria village on National Highway-531 in Revelganj police station area of Saran district on Tuesday evening, they said.

    The impact of the accident was such that the motorcycle got stuck underneath the bus, Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar said.

    “According to eye-witnesses, the bus dragged the motorcycle for a couple of metres, following which the fuel tank of the two-wheeler exploded, causing the fire,” he said.

    “A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act,” he added.

    The deceased were identified as Kundan Manjhi (22), Bulbul Manjhi (25) and Kishore Manjhi (24), all residents of Panchbhinda village.

    All of them died on the spot, the SP said.

    Asked about the purported video of the incident, in which policemen were seen standing at a distance and watching one of the victims burning, Kumar said, “An investigation is underway.”

    The police personnel were returning from Sitab Diara where they were deployed at the programme to mark the 120th birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan, which was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said.

    No policemen were injured in the incident, they said.

  • Five killed after speeding car drives into Bandra-Worli accident site in Mumbai

    By ANI

    MUMBAI: At least five people have been reported dead after a speeding car rammed into an accident site on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

    Earlier according to reports, over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident when an ambulance and a car and some other vehicles were parked on the side of the road, preparing to take victims of an earlier accident to a hospital.

    A car being driven at a high speed came and crashed into the ambulance and three more vehicles as well as the car that was involved in the previous crash.

    Police have rushed to the spot after receiving information and relief and rescue operations are underway.

    Police took the injured to the hospital with the help of local people,

    The condition of many is very critical.

    The road from Bandra to Worli has been closed. Further details are awaited. 

    MUMBAI: At least five people have been reported dead after a speeding car rammed into an accident site on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

    Earlier according to reports, over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident when an ambulance and a car and some other vehicles were parked on the side of the road, preparing to take victims of an earlier accident to a hospital.

    A car being driven at a high speed came and crashed into the ambulance and three more vehicles as well as the car that was involved in the previous crash.

    Police have rushed to the spot after receiving information and relief and rescue operations are underway.

    Police took the injured to the hospital with the help of local people,

    The condition of many is very critical.

    The road from Bandra to Worli has been closed. Further details are awaited. 

  • Day after accident, Kanpur village in mourning 

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW:  A day after 27 people were killed when the tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond, the bodies reached Kortha village in Ghatampur of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat and a police  officer was suspended  on Sunday. 

    The station house officer (SHO) of Saadh police station, which was nearest to the accident site, was suspended for “dereliction of duty”. The tractor-trolley driver is on the run. In the wake of frequent road accidents, the state government has ordered district administrations to run a 10-day drive against the use of tractor-trolley to ferry people. The  circular issued by the government says that those found flouting the rules would be slapped with a penalty of Rs 10,000.

    According to Kanpur DM Vishak G, the Saadh police station SHO was suspended for dereliction of duty as the accident spot was near Bhadeuna, barely 1km from the police station, but the SHO reached there after about an hour.

    According to eyewitnesses, the tractor-trolley was being driven at a high speed despite requests by passengers to slow down, ADGP (Kanpur zone) Bhanu Bhaskar told mediapersons. “Subsequently, the driver lost control and it overturned. The women and children came under the trolley,” he said. The tractor-trolley was on its way to Ghatampur after the passengers attended a ‘mundan’ ceremony at the Chandrika Devi temple in Unnao.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the survivors at the Halet hospital in Kanpur. He also met bereaved families at Kortha village, which is 4-5km from the accident site. “It is tragic incident. The government, in order to stop such accidents, has been running many awareness programmes from time to time. I had appealed yesterday that road safety should be a subject of priority for us,” Yogi said. Kortha village sunk into tears as the dead bodies arrived after post-mortem on Sunday. 

    LUCKNOW:  A day after 27 people were killed when the tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond, the bodies reached Kortha village in Ghatampur of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat and a police  officer was suspended  on Sunday. 

    The station house officer (SHO) of Saadh police station, which was nearest to the accident site, was suspended for “dereliction of duty”. The tractor-trolley driver is on the run. In the wake of frequent road accidents, the state government has ordered district administrations to run a 10-day drive against the use of tractor-trolley to ferry people. The  circular issued by the government says that those found flouting the rules would be slapped with a penalty of Rs 10,000.

    According to Kanpur DM Vishak G, the Saadh police station SHO was suspended for dereliction of duty as the accident spot was near Bhadeuna, barely 1km from the police station, but the SHO reached there after about an hour.

    According to eyewitnesses, the tractor-trolley was being driven at a high speed despite requests by passengers to slow down, ADGP (Kanpur zone) Bhanu Bhaskar told mediapersons. “Subsequently, the driver lost control and it overturned. The women and children came under the trolley,” he said. The tractor-trolley was on its way to Ghatampur after the passengers attended a ‘mundan’ ceremony at the Chandrika Devi temple in Unnao.

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the survivors at the Halet hospital in Kanpur. He also met bereaved families at Kortha village, which is 4-5km from the accident site. “It is tragic incident. The government, in order to stop such accidents, has been running many awareness programmes from time to time. I had appealed yesterday that road safety should be a subject of priority for us,” Yogi said. Kortha village sunk into tears as the dead bodies arrived after post-mortem on Sunday. 

  • Maximum fatal road crashes in West Delhi among national capital districts in 2021: Police

    The city reported a total of 4,720 cases of fatal injury and non-injury crashes, the report said, adding that a total of 1,239 people got killed and 4,273 got injured.

  • Six people killed in car-tempo collision in Maharashtra’s Beed

    By PTI

    BEED: Six people were killed after a car and a tempo collided head-on in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Sunday morning, police said.

    The accident took place around 5.30 am on Manjarsumba-Patoda highway, they said.

    As per preliminary information, a family from Pune was going to Jiwachiwadi village in Kej tehsil in the car to attend a marriage ceremony when their vehicle and the tempo hit each other, a police official said.

    Five members of the family and one other person were killed, the official said.

    Police had to use a crane to separate the two vehicles, he said. The tempo driver fled from the spot after the accident, but later surrendered at Patoda police station, the official said.

    The deceased have been identified as Ramhari Chintaman Kute (40), Sunita Ramhari Kute (38), Rushikesh Ramhari Kute (19), Akash Ramhari Kute (15), Priyanka Ramhari Kute (17), all residents of Jiwachiwadi village now living in Pune, and Radhika Sugriv Kedar (14), belonging to Sarni Sangvi village in Kej taluka, the police said.

    BEED: Six people were killed after a car and a tempo collided head-on in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Sunday morning, police said.

    The accident took place around 5.30 am on Manjarsumba-Patoda highway, they said.

    As per preliminary information, a family from Pune was going to Jiwachiwadi village in Kej tehsil in the car to attend a marriage ceremony when their vehicle and the tempo hit each other, a police official said.

    Five members of the family and one other person were killed, the official said.

    Police had to use a crane to separate the two vehicles, he said. The tempo driver fled from the spot after the accident, but later surrendered at Patoda police station, the official said.

    The deceased have been identified as Ramhari Chintaman Kute (40), Sunita Ramhari Kute (38), Rushikesh Ramhari Kute (19), Akash Ramhari Kute (15), Priyanka Ramhari Kute (17), all residents of Jiwachiwadi village now living in Pune, and Radhika Sugriv Kedar (14), belonging to Sarni Sangvi village in Kej taluka, the police said.

  • Actor Anne Heche ‘not expected to survive’, says family 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Anne Heche remains in coma in critical condition and is “not expected to survive”, her family has said, a week after the actor was hospitalised with severe burn injuries following a car crash.

    The Emmy-nominated actor has suffered a severe brain injury from the car crash, which happened on August 5, Heche’s family said in a statement to entertainment outlet Variety on Thursday.

    “We want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers for Anne’s recovery and thank the dedicated staff and wonderful nurses that cared for Anne at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital.

    “Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. She is not expected to survive,” the spokesperson said.

    The 53-year-old actor has been in the hospital since last Friday when a car she was driving crashed into a residential building and caught fire in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles.

    Heche remains on life support as it ‘has long been her choice to donate her organs’ and doctors are determining if any are viable.

    “Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit. More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love.”

    “She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light,” the statement read.

    There has been a lot of chatter about Heche’s condition preceding the crash as she was filmed driving erratically and speeding in the minutes prior to the accident, including getting into another, minor car accident, blocks away from the crash site.

    Sources close to the Los Angeles Police Department told entertainment website TMZ that the actor may have been driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

    In Hollywood, Heche rose to fame after playing Vicky Hudson and Marley Love in the soap opera ‘Another World’.

    She also featured in hit movies such as “Donnie Brasco”, “Volcano”, “I Know What You Did Last Summer”, “Six Days, Seven Nights” and “Return to Paradise”.

    LOS ANGELES: Anne Heche remains in coma in critical condition and is “not expected to survive”, her family has said, a week after the actor was hospitalised with severe burn injuries following a car crash.

    The Emmy-nominated actor has suffered a severe brain injury from the car crash, which happened on August 5, Heche’s family said in a statement to entertainment outlet Variety on Thursday.

    “We want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers for Anne’s recovery and thank the dedicated staff and wonderful nurses that cared for Anne at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital.

    “Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. She is not expected to survive,” the spokesperson said.

    The 53-year-old actor has been in the hospital since last Friday when a car she was driving crashed into a residential building and caught fire in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles.

    Heche remains on life support as it ‘has long been her choice to donate her organs’ and doctors are determining if any are viable.

    “Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit. More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love.”

    “She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light,” the statement read.

    There has been a lot of chatter about Heche’s condition preceding the crash as she was filmed driving erratically and speeding in the minutes prior to the accident, including getting into another, minor car accident, blocks away from the crash site.

    Sources close to the Los Angeles Police Department told entertainment website TMZ that the actor may have been driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

    In Hollywood, Heche rose to fame after playing Vicky Hudson and Marley Love in the soap opera ‘Another World’.

    She also featured in hit movies such as “Donnie Brasco”, “Volcano”, “I Know What You Did Last Summer”, “Six Days, Seven Nights” and “Return to Paradise”.

  • Hollywood actress Anne Heche currently in ‘extreme critical condition’ after car crash 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Anne Heche is in “extreme critical condition” after the actor was hospitalised last week with severe burn injuries following a car crash, according to her representative.

    The Emmy-nominated actor continues to be in a coma, the representative said in a statement to entertainment outlet Deadline.

    “At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition. She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention. She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident,” the representative said.

    The updated statement comes days after Heche’s publicist released a hopeful statement on Saturday citing her as being “in stable condition”.

    The 53-year-old actor, known for the soap opera “Another World” and films such as “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Six Days, Seven Nights”, has been in the hospital since Friday when a car she was driving crashed into a residential building and caught fire in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles.

    There has been a lot of chatter about Heche’s condition preceding the crash as she was filmed driving erratically and speeding in the minutes prior to the accident, including getting into another, minor car accident, blocks away from the crash site.

    A podcast featuring Heche, in which she is heard slurring her speech, was released Friday, and has been linked to the crash on social media.

    Sources close to the Los Angeles Police Department told entertainment website TMZ that the actor may have been driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

    Authorities have obtained a warrant to draw Heche’s blood, the insiders said.

    Neighbours of Lynne Mishele, whose home was destroyed in the crash, have raised over USD 75,000 as of Monday afternoon via a crowdfunding page to help her get back on her feet.

    According to the page, Mishele “very narrowly escaped physical harm” in the accident, but she lost “her entire lifetime of possessions”.

    LOS ANGELES: Anne Heche is in “extreme critical condition” after the actor was hospitalised last week with severe burn injuries following a car crash, according to her representative.

    The Emmy-nominated actor continues to be in a coma, the representative said in a statement to entertainment outlet Deadline.

    “At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition. She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention. She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident,” the representative said.

    The updated statement comes days after Heche’s publicist released a hopeful statement on Saturday citing her as being “in stable condition”.

    The 53-year-old actor, known for the soap opera “Another World” and films such as “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Six Days, Seven Nights”, has been in the hospital since Friday when a car she was driving crashed into a residential building and caught fire in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles.

    There has been a lot of chatter about Heche’s condition preceding the crash as she was filmed driving erratically and speeding in the minutes prior to the accident, including getting into another, minor car accident, blocks away from the crash site.

    A podcast featuring Heche, in which she is heard slurring her speech, was released Friday, and has been linked to the crash on social media.

    Sources close to the Los Angeles Police Department told entertainment website TMZ that the actor may have been driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

    Authorities have obtained a warrant to draw Heche’s blood, the insiders said.

    Neighbours of Lynne Mishele, whose home was destroyed in the crash, have raised over USD 75,000 as of Monday afternoon via a crowdfunding page to help her get back on her feet.

    According to the page, Mishele “very narrowly escaped physical harm” in the accident, but she lost “her entire lifetime of possessions”.