Keonjhar district has witnessed increasing numbers of road accidents with violations of traffic and safety rules being common. As per the police records, during 2016, 254 persons were killed in road accidents which increased to 312 in 2017.
And 60 accidents were reported in the district in January 2018 alone, out of which 35 were fatal. Reckless driving, nonuse of helmets, violating traffic rules and over-speeding are found to be the major reasons of the accidents.
To control accidents and ensure road safety, the Keonjhar police have begun enforcement and checking at various places imposing fines on safety norm violators besides seizure of driving licences.