Haryana Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk on Monday claimed that as a result of sustained efforts by state police, road fatalities have declined by 6.70 percent in first four months period of current year across the state.
“The number of road accident deaths dropped down to 1671 this year from 1791 recorded in first four months (January to April) of last year, he said.
He said that number of persons injured in road accidents upto April 2019 was 3121 which was 10.18 per cent less as compared to that of corresponding period of last year. Similarly, the state recorded 3672 road accidents cases in 2019 as compared to 3964 in the previous year which recorded 7.36 per cent decline, he said.
Virk said that maintaining a smooth traffic flow has been among the top priority of the state police. At the same time, Police is also ensuring that maximum people who violate traffic laws are punished.