Mohali district records 54 deaths in accidents in first two months
Harmandeep Singh | TNN | Mar 13, 2019, 08:33 IST
Picture used for representational purpose onlyMOHALI: There is hardly a day when a death is not reported in Mohali due to road accidents if one goes by the data available.
According to the official figures of Mohali police, around 54 persons have lost lives on Mohali roads in the first two months of the year.
Of the 54, most of the road fatalities were reported on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway and near Kharar. Official figured revealed that around 95 accidents were reported in the district and 54 people lost their lives in those accidents while 62 people were injured so far in 2019.
According to data, around 51 accidents were reported in January and 27 people died in those accidents. Similarly, around 44 accidents happened in February and 27 people were killed in those accidents.
Experts said that overspeeding, wrong parking of trucks along road sides, nonexistence of proper bus stops, lack of safe pedestrian and cyclist facilities were the key reason behind maximum road accidents taking place on Mohali roads. Improper lighting, lack of road signs, overspeeding, drunken driving and high density of vehicles are also the major cause for the accidents.
Besides this, experts pointed out that usage of helmet and seat belt was found minimal in Mohali district. They also suggested that each police station should develop its own patrolling and challan strategy in order to improve rules enforcement within the district.
Sources said that Mohali police had issued very less challans last year as compared to 2017. In some of the traffic violations they had issued more than 50% less challans.
In violations of driving without helmet, seat belt, licence, using mobile phone, wrong parking, over speeding, pollution and using black films, Mohali police had issued 50% less challans.
Beside this, in the violations regarding jumping of red traffic light the police had issued 40% less challans. However, in the violation involving drunken driving, the district witnessed three-fold increase as the police had issued 1,945 challans this year as compared to 620 last year.
According to the official figures of Mohali police, around 54 persons have lost lives on Mohali roads in the first two months of the year.
Of the 54, most of the road fatalities were reported on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway and near Kharar. Official figured revealed that around 95 accidents were reported in the district and 54 people lost their lives in those accidents while 62 people were injured so far in 2019.
According to data, around 51 accidents were reported in January and 27 people died in those accidents. Similarly, around 44 accidents happened in February and 27 people were killed in those accidents.
Experts said that overspeeding, wrong parking of trucks along road sides, nonexistence of proper bus stops, lack of safe pedestrian and cyclist facilities were the key reason behind maximum road accidents taking place on Mohali roads. Improper lighting, lack of road signs, overspeeding, drunken driving and high density of vehicles are also the major cause for the accidents.
Besides this, experts pointed out that usage of helmet and seat belt was found minimal in Mohali district. They also suggested that each police station should develop its own patrolling and challan strategy in order to improve rules enforcement within the district.
Sources said that Mohali police had issued very less challans last year as compared to 2017. In some of the traffic violations they had issued more than 50% less challans.
In violations of driving without helmet, seat belt, licence, using mobile phone, wrong parking, over speeding, pollution and using black films, Mohali police had issued 50% less challans.
Beside this, in the violations regarding jumping of red traffic light the police had issued 40% less challans. However, in the violation involving drunken driving, the district witnessed three-fold increase as the police had issued 1,945 challans this year as compared to 620 last year.
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