How death rolls on wheels: This time 14 charred in Andhra bus blaze
The Markapuram tragedy has put fresh focus on a pattern seen across states: sleeper buses catching fire, passengers getting trapped and safety failures surfacing only after deaths.
The Markapuram tragedy has put fresh focus on a pattern seen across states: sleeper buses catching fire, passengers getting trapped and safety failures surfacing only after deaths.
He claimed that this provision will give a new direction to Uttar Pradesh's public transport system.
The accident occurred around 2:45 am near milestone 88 in the Surir police station area.
The tragic death of a biker in the national capital due to an "open pit" has caught the attention of the Congress party, and its Delhi unit has demanded "impartial investigation."
The State-run Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) rolled out its new buses under the brand name of Ama Bus on November 6, 2018, to provide reliable and safe transportation connecting neighbourhoods.
Officials here said on Saturday that the Road Safety Fortnight would be observed in all districts with inter-departmental coordination from April 22 to May 4.
A quiz competition based on road safety and traffic rules was also organized and the winners were felicitated by the police.
Fatalities in road accidents reduced by 17 per cent in five years.
Speed management in the state is now to be done considering several micro factors and not by just taking in account the category of roads.
The government has also announced strict enforcement of traffic norms to reduce the number of accidents on Delhi roads and thereby improve the safety of its citizens.
