"road-accidents"

Two persons died and three others sustained serious injuries in two different accidents on NH-161 at Alladurgam and Pedda Shankarampet on Wednesday

Two persons died, and 12 sustained injuries when a tractor-tractor transporting them overturned near Hanuman Dol on Betul-Parasia Road

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Maharshi, a 5-year-old resident of Madhapur, suffered a severe head injury when a tractor ran over him. Local residents quickly transported him to the local government hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

Traffic inspector K Praveen Kumar also holds a PowerPoint presentation to educate the violators on how wrong-side driving causes accidents

The incident occurred when Santosha, a resident of Rudraram, was crossing the busy NH-65 when a vehicle hit her

In the first incident, a woman farmer died after being hit by a car while she was crossing the road

According to Vinod Kanumala, a road safety expert, instances of vehicles particularly two wheelers skidding on roads are more in rainy season due to factors such as greasy roads, bad road conditions, low visibility, and lower grip levels

The incident occurred when the woman was waiting for a bus when a school bus hit her near PVNR Expressway pillar 130

Two died when a milk van hit a culvert and turned turtle on NH 363 at Somagudem village in Kasipet mandal

At Bandlaguda road, three persons were killed when their bike skidded and the trio hit road divider.

The mishap occurred when an unidentified vehicle rammed the bike on which the youngsters were riding on

The facility is expected to provide critical emergency medical services and reduce accident fatalities on NH 65 which has 17 blackspots, leading to over 500 accidents and claiming over 120 lives in 2023-24.

“Dividing the road into three lanes is the way forward”

Traffic congestion due to aggressive driving by office going crowd, bad road conditions, jostling for road space by school and college transport vehicles, RTC buses and trucks, autos and twowheelers in Hyderabad are fuelling road accidents during the rush hour.

This design flaw is said to be a recurring factor in road accidents along this stretch.

Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu has instructed officials to pinpoint areas of concern in the district, aiming to mitigate road accidents.

The number of fatalities in road accidents have increased considerably in the district during the year 2023 compared to the previous year.

Cases of crime against women increased in 2023 with a total 714 incidents being reported as against 632 incidents last year.

The national capital has witnessed over three per cent decline in the number of fatality this year as compared to last year data, said police on Tuesday.