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70-year-old man washed away after falling into open manhole in Hyderabad

Local authorities and disaster response teams are continuing search efforts in the drainage line to locate the missing elderly man.

Published 5 days ago

Mumbai manhole death: He was priceless to us: Aslam Shaikh’s family

Mumbai, India. July 02, 2026 - Badrunisa, Aslam Shaikh's sister and his daughter, Shabnam, mourned his passing. Aslam Shaikh, a 55-year-old Sakinaka resident, died after falling into an open manhole during maintenance work on Khairani Road, Sakinaka, Mumbai. India. July 2, 2026. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Updated 31 days ago

New York grandmother dies after being ‘boiled’ in steam-filled Midtown manhole

Officials said Gocaj suffered inhalational thermal injuries and blunt force trauma to her torso after plunging into the steam-filled opening.

Updated 73 days ago

Rohini manhole death: Deceased consumed alcohol night of the incident, says cop

New covers seen installed over the open drains by authorities reportedly after a a 30-year-old labourer died after falling into an open manhole maintained by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in the Begumpur area of Sector 32, Rohini.

Published 172 days ago

Rohini: Labourer falls in open manhole, dies

The deceased was identified as Birju Kumar, a native of Bihar’s Samastipur district. (HT)

Published 173 days ago

Toddler dies after falling into open manhole in Narela

A police officer said the boy likely missed the open manhole because of rainwater covering the road. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published 358 days ago

Four workers die in Japan after falling in manhole during inspection

The workers were checking pipes when one fell down the manhole, followed by three more who tried to save him.

Published 365 days ago

60-year-old dies by falling into manhole in Dombivli

60-year-old dies by falling into manhole in Dombivli

Published 377 days ago

Motorcyclist falls into open manhole on busy road, internet slams authorities

A motorcyclist fell into an open manhole on a busy Punjab road, shocking internet.

Published 494 days ago

Gurugram: Car catches fire, driver saves himself by jumping into manhole

A man saved his life by jumping into a nearby open sewer manhole when his moving car suddenly caught fire in Gurugram on Saturday afternoon, said police. (Representational picture)

Published 827 days ago

Malad manhole deaths: Supervisor arrested for negligence

Over two weeks after a 35-year-old chartered accounted (CA) drowned to death after his car fell into the Sirhind Canal near Doraha on April 5, his family has sought a murder investigation. (HT File)

Updated 829 days ago

Two dead, one critical after falling into Malad East manhole

Mumbai, India. April 24,2024: Two construction workers lost their lives in a septic tank of an under construction building at Malad East area in Mumbai. Three construction had entered the tank to clean it manually. (Photo by HT )

Updated 830 days ago

Public outrage as ‘open neglect’ snuffs life out of minor boy in Lucknow

People gathered at the accident site in Lucknow. (HT Photo)

Updated 831 days ago

Scrap dealer father wanted Shahrukh to become a cop

The wailing kin of Shahrukh. (Deepak Gupta)

Updated 831 days ago

Sanitation worker’s death: SP chief Akhilesh seeks action, compensation

SP chief Akhilesh seeks action, compensation into sanitation worker’s death (file)

Updated 848 days ago

2 dead after entering south Delhi sewer

The two bodies were taken out and moved to a city hospital for postmortem. (AP/ Representational image)

Updated 1054 days ago

‘Sexually-assaulted’ minor girl dies of injuries in Kanpur

Victim’s father has lodged an FIR in this connection (HT Photo)

Updated 1163 days ago

Cabbie’s death: Gurugram civic officials booked for leaving manhole open

A view of the spot where a man was allegedly found dead inside a sewer manhole at Gurugram-Sohna road near Vatika Chowk, in Gurugram. (HT Photo)

Updated 1181 days ago

8 days after mishap, KDMC yet to cover manhole in Dombivli

HT Image

Updated 1193 days ago

MCG considers geo-tagging manhole covers in Gurugram to avert accidents

A deep sewer manhole lies open in the cycle track lane in Sector 39 near Cyber Parkin Gurugram on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated 1195 days ago

Two die while cleaning sewer in Gujarat, say police

The two workers, identified as Gopal Padhar (24) and Bijal Padhar (32), fell unconscious after entering the sewage pipeline. (Representative photo)

Updated 1197 days ago

Gujarat: 3 sanitation workers allegedly die while cleaning septic tank

The cause of the death is likely to be the inhalation of poisonous gas (Representative Photo)

Updated 1216 days ago

Four bodies recovered day after manhole mishap in outer Delhi

Relatives of one of the victims at Rohini, on Wednesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)

Published 1586 days ago

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