Surat: Villagers of Umbhel village in Kamrej taluka of Surat district on Friday halted the traffic on the busy Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway after a speeding bus rammed a motorcyclist of the village on the highway, which angered the villagers.
Though, the motorcyclist escaped unhurt, angry villagers halted the traffic on the national highway demanding construction of flyover or underpass at the place so that accidents do not occur. The traffic was halted for an hour and villagers allowed traffic only after the assurance from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to construct a speed breaker near the village within a week.