Over 800 road accidents between January and April this year, 90 people killed

HYDERABAD: Between January and April 2018, a staggering 804 road accidents were reported from within the Hyderabad limits, in which 90 people lost their lives and 823 were injured, shows latest data furnished by Hyderabad Traffic Police department. In April alone, 12 people were killed in road mishaps, in the same region, the data adds.
The deaths among motorists was comparatively higher – at 37% – with more than 25 of them suffering fatal road accidents between January and April 2018.Road safety experts said that this could be due to the poor enforcement of the helmet rule in the city.

“The high number of motorist deaths can be pinned to the large-scale flouting of the helmet rule and the use substandard helmets. Wearing proper safety gear can help in significantly bringing down the number of fatalities recorded among motorists, since head injuries have been identified as the top cause of fatalities among two-wheeler riders,” said Vinod K Kanumala, CEO of the Indian Federation of Road Safety.
Two-wheelers, four-wheelers, three-wheelers and state Road Transport Corporation buses have been identified as the ‘accused vehicle’ in a majority of the cases recorded this year, the data indicates.