Perur by pass road road is riddled with pot holes due to recent rains.Motorists are finding it difficult to ride through this road ..This causes a threat for motorist . which may lead to, accidents and deaths because of potholes. Source: Times of India
Excess Load Over Permitted Limit
The government has brought in a graded penalty system for overloaded vehicles plying on the national highways. Overloading has been recognized to be both a safety concern as well as a cost concern and the national department of transport has incorporated a campaign against on its road to safety strategy. The picture is taken near […]
34% of Road Crash Victims Had No Income, Finds Study
NEW DELHI: The hospitalisation samples of road crash victims from 54 hospitals across 20 cities show that 34% of them had no income and another 28% had monthly earnings between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000. This data collected during a study to work out the socio-economic cost of road accidents for the road transport ministry has revealed how it’s the poor […]
Tamil Nadu has Most Number of ‘Accident-prone Black Spots’ in NH Network
NEW DELHI: There were around 5,489 black spots across the national highway network till December 2019 with Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh having the biggest share of such highly dangerous stretches. Stretches of NH of about 500 metres where at least five road accidents have taken place during the last three […]
Road Accidents: Prayagraj Way Ahead of Other Districts in Range
Rash and negligent driving continued to claim more lives on the streets of Sangam City compared to neighbouring districts of the range, including Pratapgarh, Kaushambi and Fatehpur. Statistics revealed by the range police on Friday showed that as many as 335 people lost their lives in separate cases of road mishaps in Prayagraj between January 1 and September 15 […]
With Safety Measures in Place, City Cyclists Hit the Road
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a fundamental shift in our lives and more people are now adapting a healthy lifestyle. And since gyms and other indoor fitness activities remained shut for a long time after the lockdown was eased out, cycling has emerged as a preferred form of exercising for a large number of fitness enthusiastic Amdavadis. Most city cycling clubs […]
Migrant Workers’ Deaths: Govt Says it has no Data. But Didn’t People Die? Here is a List
The Modi govt has told Parliament it does not have data of migrant workers who died during the lockdown. India Today sheds light on data documenting those who died while desperately trying to reach their homes. While presenting the Union Budget 2020 in Parliament on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined the importance of […]
Nagpur Roads More Accident-Prone in Summers: NCRB Study
NAGPUR: Contrary to popular belief that more road accidents occur during monsoon when the roads develop potholes and become slippery, city roads are more dangerous during the summer season, a study on road accidents carried out by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed. The NCRB studied the data of accidents of 2019 calendar year. Altogether 1,119 accidents were reported across the city […]
Four labourers on their way to Punjab killed in a road accident
Four people lost their lives after a canter with at least 25 inter-state migrant labourers on board was hit from behind by a speeding truck in UP’s Saharanpur district on Saturday night. According to police, the deceased – all residents of Titavi area in Muzaffarnagar – were on their way to Punjab. They were working as […]
Andhra Pradesh: 3 Dead, 7 Injured in Road Accident in Anantapur
Three people died while 7 were injured in a road accident which took place on the national highway near Anantapur town on Thursday. According to Anantapur Traffic Police Station sub inspector Ramesh Reddy all the injured persons are receiving treatment at Government General Hospital, Anantapur. “A total of 13 persons of Vadiyampeta village, who work as daily […]