In the wake of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry’s death in a car crash, Delhi Police took to Twitter to urge citizens not to over-speed and always wear seatbelts. The police also shared a photo on how to ensure safety during a road accident, advising drivers and passengers to buckle up and open airbags in emergencies.
“Don’t go fast. Fasten your seat belt. Doesn’t matter where you are sitting, front seats or back seats. Wear seat belts. Buckle up every single time!” Delhi Police tweeted with the hashtag Road Safety and Delhi Police Cares.
Mistry and a co-passenger were killed in a car crash on Sunday. They were not wearing seat belts, as per a preliminary probe and over-speeding and the “error of judgement” by the driver caused the accident, a police official said.
Prima facie, the luxury car was speeding when the accident took place on Sunday afternoon, he said. The Mercedes car covered a distance of 20 km in just nine minutes after crossing the Charoti check post in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, 120 km away from Mumbai, the official said on Sunday night.
According to a National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) report recently, the fatalities due to road accidents in the national capital Delhi have declined by 37 per cent in the last ten years.
However, hit-and-run cases in the city have increased to 59 per cent last year as compared to 51 per cent in 2020. This was revealed in a report released by the Delhi Transport Department on road crash fatalities.
According to the Delhi transport department data, there are about 69 fatal crash spots across the city, which has seen more than five accidents per kilometre in the last two years.
“Of these 69 fatal spots, there are 17 high-risk areas which have seen more than seven fatal crashes. These are Mukarba Chowk, Seelampur Chowk, intersection of Outer Ring Road and Wazirabad Road near Signature Bridge, Peeragarhi Chowk, Punjabi Bagh Chowk, Nirankari Chowk, Azadpur Chowk, intersection of GT road and Libaspur road and Punjabi Bagh chowk,” stated the Delhi Transport department data.
The data also showed that Ring Road Bypass had seen the highest number of persons killed per kilometer while the Outer Ring Road and Ring Road reported the highest number of persons killed in 2021.