Despite numerous meetings by traffic police officials to discuss accident prevention measures and ensure the implementation of traffic laws, the death toll from heavy vehicle accidents continues to mount unabated.
Though police authorities maintain that fatal accidents have shown some decrease, according to Chippa Foundation statistics, 328 people have died in traffic accidents thus far in the year. The fatalities include 251 adult males, 34 adult females, 34 boys, and 9 girls. The accidents have also left 4,615 people injured, including 3,699 men, 663 women, 194 boys, and 59 girls.
The data specifically highlights that heavy vehicle collisions caused 103 deaths in just 129 days, including 19 fatalities involving dumpers, 41 involving trawlers, 26 in water tanker collisions, 10 in bus accidents, and 7 by Mazda trucks.
The ongoing traffic death toll has raised questions regarding the effectiveness of traffic management policies and the implementation of safety standards for commercial vehicles.
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