PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE /Dehradun
A truck loaded with namkeen hit a car before crashing into a tree near the Asharodi check post in Mohabbewala on Saturday morning. The truck driver was injured in the accident. This is the third accident reported in the area in a week, raising concerns over road safety at the spot.
The Dehradun superintendent of police (City) Shekhar Suyal said work to install rubber strips at the accident prone stretch was about 50 percent complete. He claimed that the police and other departments were taking steps to prevent vehicles from losing control at the spot. About seven accidents have been reported in Mohabbewala this year- especially after the start of the Dehradun-Delhi expressway- in which two people have died and about half a dozen have been injured. The area is among the 13 black spots identified in Dehradun district. Mohabbewala has reported the highest number of accidents among these locations.
The latest accident comes days after a cement laden truck overturned at the same stretch. One man was killed after being trapped under the truck, while a man and his daughter were injured. Following the accident, the police wrote to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), asking it to examine the reasons behind the repeated accidents and take corrective measures.
The Dehradun district magistrate Ashish Chauhan and Dehradun senior superintendent of police Pramendra Singh Dobal later inspected the spot along with NHAI officials. They directed officials to take precautionary measures and improve safety at the accident prone stretch. The repeated accidents have raised concerns about the safety of commuters using the Mohabbewala-Asharodi stretch.
