The newly inaugurated sprawling Tata-Kandra Road four-lane has virtually turned into into ‘death trap’ considering the number of causalities reported in one and half year.
Ever since the Tata-Kandra Road got operational from past one and half year, several mishaps took place in which 186 people have died. Sources said that heavy vehicles coming out of industrial units of Adityapur are the worst offenders. Instead of keeping left and then taking a U-turn after a kilometre or so, these trucks hurtle down the wrong side, facing oncoming traffic and risking the lives of hundreds on two or four-wheelers.
Despite a one-way road, the Tata-Kandra four-lane has become a mishap-prone road where fatal road mishaps have become a regular affair. According to data available, ever since the Tata-Kandra four-lane came into being one-and-half years ago, 186 people have died in the road accidents and more than 200 persons suffered grievous injury in separate road mishaps.
Superintendent of police, Seraikela-Kharsawan Madan Mohan lal claimed that they have deputed traffic police at some strategic locations on the Tata-Kandra Four-lane, but still the heavy vehicles continues to violate the rules and cause mishap.“There are no traffic rules on the Tata-Kandra Road. Drivers have to be alert throughout the stretch and dodge vehicles coming from the wrong side,” said a senior official of Gamharia based company..
Very recently a 35-year-old man was fatally injured as the bike he was riding was first hit by a 407 truck coming from the opposite direction and subsequently by a dumper from behind on Tata-Kandra Road near the Sudha Dairy bottling unit under Adityapur police station area.
A week ago, a 25-year-old bike had rammed into a dumper and got fatally injured near Beko More on the Tata-Kandra Road. The victim was later succumbed to his injury at the MGM Medical College mortuary. Earlier about a fortnight back, a two persons were killed on the spot and as many injured as the car they were travelling had rammed into a stationary truck near the stretch of Adityapur Toll Bridge crossing.
Concerned over the rash-driving by the heavy vehicles and fatal mishaps taking place repeatedly on the lane, district police also convened a meeting of the traffic police officials.“The rising number of mishaps is a matter of great concern. Something has to be done to reduce the speed of vehicles near human habitations.The road has not improved our lives beyond providing better connectivity,” said a resident.
Meanwhile another police official said: “we will look into exactly how many cases related to the road accidents have been registered and if the drivers who are accused of causing the mishap are being convicted”.