Deaths due to hitting parked vehicles doubled in 3 years
Road Accident with Parked Vehicles in India: The number of people killed in accidents with the parked vehicles on street has increased as compared to the previous 3 years. In 2017, the number was 2,317 while in 2019, the number increased to 5,086.
The rise in deaths because of road accidents with parked vehicles on street has raised the issue that there is a critical requirement for a powerful parkway watch or police framework, the report said.
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Talking about the recent road accidents, 14 people died on the national highways interfacing Prayagraj and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh after an SUV smashed a truck which was parked on the side of the road.
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As indicated by the Ministry of Road Transport's road accidents in India' report, UP detailed the greatest number of such deaths since the collection of information under this head started. A year ago, 1,223 individuals died in such crashes in UP.
In 2018, the number of individuals killed in crashes with parked vehicles remained at 1,299. The information has been assembled on the basis of reports collected from state police. It shows that in 2018, Gujarat was the second state with such fatalities (478) followed by Haryana (353).
During 2019, Punjab was the second state with a number of such accidents at 647 trailed by Haryana at 330. The road safety specialists said the safe practices are generally absent on highways.
-PTC News
