Tag: Collision

  • MP shocker: Youth dies after being dragged under SUV, friend critical

    By IANS

    BHOPAL: In yet another horrific incident of speeding and callousness, an SUV driver, reported to be drunk, hit and knocked down two men on a motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Friday, but did not stop even after one of the victims came under the vehicle and died after being dragged for around seven km.

    The man driving the motorcycle also received severe injuries and was gasping for life at a hospital, police said.

    The deceased has been identified as Anas Khan, a resident of Khalghat area in Dhar. According to the police, Anas and his friend Amjad Khan were returning home on their bike when a speeding Bolero hit them from behind.

    Due to the heavy impact of the collision, Amjad, who was driving the bike, fell on the road and sustained injuries, whereas, Anas, who was in the pillion seat, got stuck under the speedy Bolero. The man, who was driving the Bolero at high speed, did not stop the vehicle even after the accident.

    As per the police, he increased his speed in an attempt to escape, and he dragged Anas Khan for around seven km until he died.

    Police said the driver of the speeding Bolero was drunk when he rammed into their bike and later, fled after leaving the car at Akhara road. The body of the deceased was handed over to the kin after conducting an autopsy at the health centre.

    Police claimed to have arrested the accused driver and the four-wheeler he was driving was also confiscated. “An FIR has been registered against the driver. He was drunk and was smuggling illicit liquor in the vehicle.AWe are investigating the matter,” a police official told IANS.

    BHOPAL: In yet another horrific incident of speeding and callousness, an SUV driver, reported to be drunk, hit and knocked down two men on a motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Friday, but did not stop even after one of the victims came under the vehicle and died after being dragged for around seven km.

    The man driving the motorcycle also received severe injuries and was gasping for life at a hospital, police said.

    The deceased has been identified as Anas Khan, a resident of Khalghat area in Dhar. According to the police, Anas and his friend Amjad Khan were returning home on their bike when a speeding Bolero hit them from behind.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Due to the heavy impact of the collision, Amjad, who was driving the bike, fell on the road and sustained injuries, whereas, Anas, who was in the pillion seat, got stuck under the speedy Bolero. The man, who was driving the Bolero at high speed, did not stop the vehicle even after the accident.

    As per the police, he increased his speed in an attempt to escape, and he dragged Anas Khan for around seven km until he died.

    Police said the driver of the speeding Bolero was drunk when he rammed into their bike and later, fled after leaving the car at Akhara road. The body of the deceased was handed over to the kin after conducting an autopsy at the health centre.

    Police claimed to have arrested the accused driver and the four-wheeler he was driving was also confiscated. “An FIR has been registered against the driver. He was drunk and was smuggling illicit liquor in the vehicle.AWe are investigating the matter,” a police official told IANS.

  • 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.

  • Reliance’s brand new FPSO collides, no one injured 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: A brand new floating production system of Reliance Industries Ltd was involved in a minor collision with a barge off the east coast, but no one was injured and project work has not been impacted, the company said.

    The Ruby floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for the deep-water MJ gas condensate development in the KG-D6 block in the Bay of Bengal, was involved in a collision with an accommodating barge, causing minor damage to the vessel.

    “Due to rough weather, the gangway from the accommodation barge Nor Goliath got lifted and made contact with the staircase on the FPSO causing minor damage to the stairs,” a company spokesperson said.

    Promptly, Nor Goliath, the spokesperson said, pulled away along with the gangway.

    The gangway was secured back on Nor Goliath and inspected.

    “Further, there was no personnel injury and there is no impact on the overall project schedule and commissioning,” the spokesperson added.

    FPSO is a giant ship that not just has machinery to help produce oil and gas lying below the sea surface but also living quarters and work stations.

    Gangway is a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.

    MJ is the third and last of a set of discoveries that Reliance and its partner BP are developing in the eastern offshore block.

    The two will use a floating production system at the high sea in the Bay of Bengal to bring to production the deepest gas discovery in the KG-D6 block.

    FPSO vessel Ruby was built by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries, with the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract awarded in 2019.

    The double-hulled vessel has a crude production capacity of 60,000 barrels per day and about 12.7 million cubic meters per day of gas.

    It sailed from South Korea a few weeks back and was at the anchorage at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, when its stern hit and damaged Nor Goliath’s gangway.

    Ruby suffered minor damages but Nor Goliath’s gangway was damaged. The Gangway will have to be repaired.

    Reliance chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani had previously stated that MJ field is likely to be commissioned by the end of this year, helping the KG-D6 block in which it is located increase its “contribution to nearly 30 per cent of India’s gas production”.

    The two partners are spending around USD 5 billion on three separate development projects in the KG-D6 block – R-Cluster, Satellite Cluster, and MJ which together are expected to produce around 30 million standard cubic meters per day of natural gas by 2023.

    R-Cluster started production in December 2020 and the Satellite Cluster came onstream in April last year. MJ is expected to come on stream before the end of the year.

    While the R-Cluster has a plateau gas production of about 12.9 mmscmd, the Satellite Cluster will have a peak output of 6 mmscmd.

    Combined gas output from R-Cluster and Satellite Cluster stood at more than 19 MMcmd during April-June, according to Reliance.

    Reliance has so far made 19 gas discoveries in the KG-D6 block.

    Of these, D-1 and D-3 — the largest two — were brought into production in April 2009, and MA, the only oilfield in the block, was put into production in September 2008.

    While the MA field stopped producing in 2019, the output from D-1 and D-3 ceased in February 2020.

    Other discoveries have either been surrendered or taken away by the government for not meeting timelines for beginning production.

    MJ’s reservoirs are about 2,000 metres below the D1-D3 gas fields.

    Reliance holds a 66.67 per cent operating interest in KG-D6, with BP holding the remaining 33.33 per cent.

    NEW DELHI: A brand new floating production system of Reliance Industries Ltd was involved in a minor collision with a barge off the east coast, but no one was injured and project work has not been impacted, the company said.

    The Ruby floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for the deep-water MJ gas condensate development in the KG-D6 block in the Bay of Bengal, was involved in a collision with an accommodating barge, causing minor damage to the vessel.

    “Due to rough weather, the gangway from the accommodation barge Nor Goliath got lifted and made contact with the staircase on the FPSO causing minor damage to the stairs,” a company spokesperson said.

    Promptly, Nor Goliath, the spokesperson said, pulled away along with the gangway.

    The gangway was secured back on Nor Goliath and inspected.

    “Further, there was no personnel injury and there is no impact on the overall project schedule and commissioning,” the spokesperson added.

    FPSO is a giant ship that not just has machinery to help produce oil and gas lying below the sea surface but also living quarters and work stations.

    Gangway is a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.

    MJ is the third and last of a set of discoveries that Reliance and its partner BP are developing in the eastern offshore block.

    The two will use a floating production system at the high sea in the Bay of Bengal to bring to production the deepest gas discovery in the KG-D6 block.

    FPSO vessel Ruby was built by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries, with the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract awarded in 2019.

    The double-hulled vessel has a crude production capacity of 60,000 barrels per day and about 12.7 million cubic meters per day of gas.

    It sailed from South Korea a few weeks back and was at the anchorage at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, when its stern hit and damaged Nor Goliath’s gangway.

    Ruby suffered minor damages but Nor Goliath’s gangway was damaged. The Gangway will have to be repaired.

    Reliance chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani had previously stated that MJ field is likely to be commissioned by the end of this year, helping the KG-D6 block in which it is located increase its “contribution to nearly 30 per cent of India’s gas production”.

    The two partners are spending around USD 5 billion on three separate development projects in the KG-D6 block – R-Cluster, Satellite Cluster, and MJ which together are expected to produce around 30 million standard cubic meters per day of natural gas by 2023.

    R-Cluster started production in December 2020 and the Satellite Cluster came onstream in April last year. MJ is expected to come on stream before the end of the year.

    While the R-Cluster has a plateau gas production of about 12.9 mmscmd, the Satellite Cluster will have a peak output of 6 mmscmd.

    Combined gas output from R-Cluster and Satellite Cluster stood at more than 19 MMcmd during April-June, according to Reliance.

    Reliance has so far made 19 gas discoveries in the KG-D6 block.

    Of these, D-1 and D-3 — the largest two — were brought into production in April 2009, and MA, the only oilfield in the block, was put into production in September 2008.

    While the MA field stopped producing in 2019, the output from D-1 and D-3 ceased in February 2020.

    Other discoveries have either been surrendered or taken away by the government for not meeting timelines for beginning production.

    MJ’s reservoirs are about 2,000 metres below the D1-D3 gas fields.

    Reliance holds a 66.67 per cent operating interest in KG-D6, with BP holding the remaining 33.33 per cent.