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Faulty design causing road accidents: Cops

Ghaziabad: Police have identified 15 black spots or accident-prone areas in the district.
These include eight notorious spots on national highways 34 and 24, two on a state highway and five on internal roads.
According to the data — compiled between 2017 and 2019 — 254 people lost their lives and 291 were injured in 195 accidents that took place in these spots.
According to police, faulty designs, heavy traffic load and drivers with scant respect for road discipline make these stretches so deadly.
“Black spots are those areas where 10 or more people have died in accidents.
The data we have compiled are for accidents between 2017 and 2019.
Based on the numbers, we have identified 15 black spots,” said Ramanand Kushwaha, the SP (traffic).
National highways Among the eight black spots that the police have identified on national highways, seven are on NH-34 itself.
They are Sikri cut, Sewa Nagar Ghukna Meerut road, Modi Mandir, Arthala, Rajchaupala, Duhai and ITS.
Dasna on NH-24 is the ninth spot that the cops have listed.
Of these accident-prone areas, Sikri cut is a drivers’ nightmare.
A total of 34 people have died in 27 accidents between 2017 and 2019 here.
It has been observed that 60% of the accidents have been fatal.
Traffic police said they had suggested that the authorities construct a U-turn on the spot, but it still hasn’t been done.
At Modi Mandir too, the lack of a U-turn and heavy traffic flow are causing accidents, they said.
State highway 57 This state highway has two black spots — Pavi Sadakpur Gaon cut and Mandola Gaon cut, which come under the limits of Tronica City.
These stretches have also accounted for 23 deaths and 15 accidents.
Heavy flow of traffic has been mentioned as the main reason for accidents here.
Internal roads Of the five black spots on internal roads, four are in Sahibabad only — Seem Border, Mohan Nagar, Bhojpur Tiraha and Karan Gate.
The fifth one, Loni Tiraha, is in Loni.
A total of 66 deaths have been reported in 48 accidents on these roads.
Narrow and potholed stretches and movement of heavy vehicles are among the main reasons for accidents here.
“We often ask the authorities to construct U-turns where there is a need and close the others that may pose dangers, and fill the potholes, but nothing is done.
We have inspected 10 black spots so far.
The issues should be resolved at the earliest,” said Khushwaha.
A senior traffic police officer said short-term measures such as rumble strips, lighting or signage and crash barriers need to be installed to make the roads safer.
Asked about design, the officer said the authorities should widen the existing roads, build overbridges and flyovers and even cattle underpasses.

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