MOST TRAFFIC FATALITIES AT NIGHT
NEW DELHI: The death of the homeless woman after being dragged under the wheels of SUV ‘Jeep’ driven by a 20-yearold girl was not an isolated road accident during the night as 508 fatal accidents were reported in the night this year, which is more than the number of fatal accidents during the daytime.
Police claimed that the road user behaviour plays an important role in maintaining safety on the roads. Delhi Traffic Police claimed that accidents have decreased in the city due to their constant efforts.
The data accessed by the Millennium Post till August 15 claimed that the highest number of the fatal accidents was reported from Outer range (North West and Outer districts) which was 134 whereas from 113 accidents were reported in the night from the Western range. In daytime, around 421 fatal accident cases took place in the current year.
“In the daytime also, Outer (132) and Western range (93) recorded the highest number of fatal accidents,” claimed the data.
The data of five ranges indicate that the number of accidents is higher in the night. In the daytime, the Southern Range witnessed 60 accidents whereas at night around 91 accidents took place. Around 38 cases were reported from New Delhi range whereas in the night there is an increase of 17 accidents.
In 2016, around 522 fatal accidents took place whereas last year 491 cases were reported.” In 2016, around 454 cases were reported in the daytime whereas last year the cases went down to 438,” the data revealed. The overall deaths in the road accidents were 964 whereas around 3,983 persons were injured.
Around 683 persons died since 2016, after they met with road accidents involving private cars, the Delhi Police data revealed, adding that over 4,000 people were killed in accidents involving more than 20 different types of vehicles in the city.
Talking to the Millennium Post, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Alok Kumar explained several aspects of road accidents. He stated that one of the major reasons behind the accidents is wrong crossing by pedestrians. “The pedestrians sometimes cross the road during heavy traffic which is dangerous,” said Alok Kumar.
He further added that in some stretches there are problems of proper lighting. Dangerous and drunken driving is another important reasons for the accidents. Following traffic rules can curb road accidents.
The DTP analyses the trend of accidents and writes to different agencies about the problems. “The traffic police regularly discusses road safety measures with the pedestrians and with the motorists,” added the Joint CP.
The traffic police also take strict action against the persons involved in errant driving. The traffic police is also active on Twitter and Whatsapp where they provide commuters with details regarding traffic snarls on a regular basis.