Dehradun, Dehradun Police has registered an FIR against NHAI and PWD after four persons died in a recent accident on the Asharodi-Mohabbewala stretch in the city, with officials saying that in the past six months, over 10 accidents have occurred there.
“There is a lack of essential safety infrastructure, including signboards, traffic signs, reflectors, warning signals, and adequate nighttime lighting. The road is not clearly marked. Furthermore, the presence of potholes along the roadside is consistently leading to accidents,” states the FIR, a copy of which is with PTI. The boy was safely rescued by police but the rest died in the accident.
Police officials said that there is widespread public resentment due to the negligence of the agencies.
The police complaint states that on the newly constructed National Highway , the executing agencies NHAI and PWD have failed “to ensure safe traffic flow” and the “unsafe construction work” poses a “continuous threat” to the lives of the people. “The unsafe construction work poses a continuous threat to the lives of the public,” said Ankit Kandari, Circle Officer, Sadar police station. Police said the car came under the truck, trapping five people, including a six-year-old boy and two women.
On Wednesday, four people died after a car collided with a container truck at Mohabbewala Chowk in the afternoon.
