Rajiv Bhatia
Zirakpur, November 29
The rising number of accidents on the Zirakpur-Lalru road at National Highway-22 in Mohali district has become a matter of concern.
Going by the police records, around 84 persons were killed in 156 road accidents from January to November.
Even after one year of the four-lane of Chandigarh-Ambala Highway, no improvement has been seen in terms of rising number of accidents on this stretch.
Approximately one life is lost every day in the road accident at this stretch.
Most of the victims were two-wheeler riders or those travelling by cars and auto-rickshaws.
Maximum numbers of hit-and-run cases are reported regularly. According to the police, loaded trucks, tractor-trailers, buses and other speeding vehicles were involved in 90 per cent of the accidents.
In Dera Bassi, on November 27, two motorcyclists were killed after they were run over by a speeding truck near Janetpur village on the Dera Bassi-Ambala Highway.
In Lalru, a 22-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a speeding truck on the Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway.
Last week, Sandeep Doda, a resident of Zirakpur, was killed after being hit by an unknown vehicle on the Chandigarh-Ambala Highway near Singhpura village in Zirakpur.
Also, 52 mishaps were reported in which 34 persons lost their life, including 31 men and three women, while 35 persons were injured in various.
As per the information provided by the Lalru Police Station, 50 accidents were reported in which 30 deaths, including 28 men and two women.
Around 104 persons were injured in road accidents this year. As compared to 2008, more than 61 accidents were reported till date in which 33 persons lost their lives and 44 were injured.
In Zirakpur, 54 accidents occurred in which 22 persons were killed, including 16 men, five women and one child.
More than 70 persons were injured. In 2008, 36 accidents were reported out of which 21 persons died.
Raghav Gupta, a Panchkula-based advocate, said drunk driving was one of the biggest causes of accidents.
In past few years, there is an increase in liquor vends on highways. He said the traffic police should put nakas in the night and must conduct breath analyser test. Drunk drivers must be challaned, he added.
Nandna, a social activist, said the authorities concerned should put reflectors on the roadsides and speed limit boards should be mentioned along the highway.
She said the marriage palaces and dhabas along the highway had no parking lots, as a result visitors parked their vehicles along the highway.
The local administration should check on such violations, she added.
However, Mohali SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, said he held a meeting with Mohali DC Prabhjot Singh Mand, regarding the issue. "We are planning to set up an advisery committee to solve the problem,” he added.
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