New Delhi: Four people were killed every day in the national capital this year, police said, and in most cases motorists jump the red lights, leading to fatal road accidents, as was seen in union minister Gopinath Munde’s death.
“During investigation, we found that most of the accidents have taken place either late nights or in morning hours,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla said.
According to knowledgeable sources, Munde’s driver jumped the red light and was hit by another car at a central Delhi four-point crossing at 6.20am though police did not confirm that officially. Munde died due to the impact
Shukla said that in many road accidents, seats belts have acted as protection. “Around 50 percent people’s life are saved because they were wearing seat belts (when the accidents happened),” Shukla said.
Officials said in 2013, until May 15, a total of 660 deaths were reported, while the figures for the same period this year stands at 581. The police statistics show that until May 15 this year, the Delhi traffic police have booked 329,000 vehicles for jumping red lights as compared to 340,000 people in the corresponding period in 2013. Rs100 is the fine for red light jumping.
IANS
