Rajiv Bhatia
Zirakpur, March 25
At least 14 passengers, who were travelling in a mini-bus, sustained injuries on the killer stretch between Zirakpur and Lalru today. The bus collided with a multi-axle trailer near Dhillon factory light point.
The mishap has once again brought to the fore the failure the authorities concerned to make this stretch safer even as the number of road accidents here is increasing every day.
Even after more than one year of the four-lane of the Chandigarh-Ambala highway, no improvement has been seen in terms of rising number of accidents on this stretch.
According to police sources, more than 12 road mishaps have been reported in Zirakpur police station till March 20. Around 54 accidents occurred in Zirakpur last year 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.
Sanjay Khurana, a resident of Panchkula says, “It is for the local administration to make the highway safer for the commuters.”
The residents have demanded that the administration should take steps in order to prevent mishaps in the accident prone areas.
They have also urged the local administration to check violations by truck and mini-bus drivers who drive the vehicles recklessly on the highway.
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