Ghaziabad: For commuters on the freeway Delhi-meerut, stretching near Vijay Nagar in Ghaziabad has been a nightmare.
The area saw a large number of fatal accidents until 31 September this year – 38 people were killed and 57 were injured.
Following Vijay Nagar is Masturi.
According to data sourced from the traffic police, there were 27 deaths in 37 accidents in Masturi.
The third in the list is BHOJPUR, where 10 people die in 12 road crashes.
With five deaths in 10 accidents, Kavi Nagar came next.
A senior police officer explained that the number of accidents and deaths included high in Vijay Nagar because of its proximity to DME, where the vehicle exceeded high speed.
Masturi, who came second on the list, also close to the toll road.
He said most accidents occurred near sharp turns.
“In almost half the case, the accident occurred at the intersection or bend.
But it was only because the vehicle was loaded beyond the allowed limit, the driver was under the influence of alcohol or they hit a car or truck parked carelessly,” the officer added.
Throughout Ghaziabad, 1,490 people were killed and 1,967 were injured in 3,033 accidents between January 1 and September 31 this year.
During the period in accordance last year, 1,167 people were killed and 1,709 were injured in 2,560 accidents.
Many of these can be associated with prolonged restrictions on the movement due to last year’s pandemic.
Even though the class is implemented this year too, restrictions on lolared vehicle movements in the phase.
SP (traffic) Ramanand Kushwaha appointed a lack of discipline between the passengers.
Asked to determine, he highlighted driving and accelerating.
A number of accidents, observed, occurred in rural areas, where there was a lack of awareness about traffic rules.
The clerk said they planned to install CCTV cameras on the streets passing in villages so that the driver was under supervision.
“In urban areas in the district, the accident rate is relatively lower because people are more aware of road safety and traffic rules.
But in rural areas, the situation is very different.
We plan to install CCTV cameras in the village to track vehicles that drove and send e- Challans to the owner.
We will also ask the authorities concerned to arrange the camera on the stretch of a freeway and national highway that is considered black spots, “Kushwaha added.
Some of the last fatal accidents have highlighted the need to adjust the speed on the highway and maintain road discipline.
On October 14, an employee ferry Electronics Mayor LG from Noida’s office they lost balance while going down Bhatia Morh Flyover and crashing into motorists.
The bus then dropped 15ft below.
One person died and four was injured in the accident.
The previous few weeks on September 7, a one-year-old boy was between five people who were killed after their car traveled crashing into a truck driven on the wrong side in the Masturi region.
Vijay Nagar is a Ghaziabad accident prone zone
