Nagpur: Citizens of Nagpur haven’t been very pleased with the road conditions of the city. Their complaints regarding the potholes and poor conditions of the road have gone in vain.
Now, as per the report received from the Regional Transport Office of Nagpur (RTO), there has been a significant rise in road accidents in the city. During the span of January to September 2020, there were 506 total road accidents reported. 247 deaths due to road accidents and 417 injured cases were recorded.
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In 2021, from January to September, a total of 661 road accidents were reported. 335 citizens lost their lives due to the same and 595 injured cases were reported. The number of total accidents saw an uptick from January 2022 to September 2022. 771 total accidents recorded, 357 citizens lost their lives and 939 were injured in the span.
Why has there been an increase in road accidents? Citizen’s take:
Active youth of Nagpur Shashank Gattewar says that one of the main reasons for a rise in accidents is poor traffic sense and increase of usage of mobiles while driving. “Another reason is the bad infrastructure. For example no proper stop line reflectors, zebra crossing. Also, there is no strict action taken against these violators, hence they tend to break the rules time and again,” Gattewar said.
Ankita Mishra, resident of Besa said that poor road conditions is one of the main reasons for road injuries. “Bus drivers drive rashly in the city causing trouble to motorists. Even after several complaints, no action is usually taken on them,” she said.
