By any measure, India’s roads are among the most dangerous in the world. Each day, nearly 500 lives are lost to road accidents.
A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a Toto at the Kathali area on the Arambagh-Kamarpukur road early this morning left five people seriously injured.
At least 12 people were killed and 9 others injured in two separate road accidents in Chitrakoot and Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh during the past 24 hours.
An elderly man and a two-year-old girl were killed in two separate road accidents due to reckless driving. The incidents led to agitation and road blocks in the respective areas.
According to police data, road accidents witnessed a reduction of 14 per cent, fatalities by 27 per cent and injuries by 18 per cent.
According to the data of facial injuries reporting to the OPD of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, at Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College and Hospital Shimla, the year 2022 witnessed 256 patients visiting the hospital out of which 64 (25 per cent) patients required major operations.
The accidents took place near Udmari village in Balipara Tehsil and Dighai Gaon late Tuesday night.
During the fortnight, employees who arrive at work without a helmet for the second time in a department will not be given an entry and counted absent.
On an average, more than 18 road accidents occurred across the State from 2019 to 2021.
Besides low visibility, there is an increase in vehicular traffic as people travel to picnic spots and tourist destinations for celebrating Christmas and the New Year's eve.
