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Malkajgiri constabulary person identified 43 mishap achromatic spots and 20 hotspots requiring urgent intervention, with NH-65 (Vijayawada Highway) continuing to beryllium the astir accident-prone roadworthy successful the region.
As portion of the 4th signifier of the ‘Arrive Alive’ roadworthy information campaign, constabulary and civic authorities conducted consciousness programmes connected Wednesday astatine 5 large accident-prone locations: Kuntloor T-junction successful Hayathnagar, Kothagudem X roadworthy U-turn successful Abdullapurmet, Bowenpally constabulary presumption junction, Uppal X roads and Rathifile autobus basal awesome successful Secunderabad.
According to information shared by the police, 1,466 roadworthy accidents were reported successful the commissionerate limits, with 401.8 kilometre roadworthy network, betwixt January and May 2026. Of these, 134 were fatal accidents, claiming 143 lives.
Police said NH-65 recorded 259 accidents and 17 deaths during the archetypal 5 months of the year, making it the astir unsafe agelong successful the commissionerate limits.
A reappraisal of mishap trends led authorities to place 43 achromatic spots and 20 blistery spots wherever engineering improvements and enforcement measures are needed. In 2025, the commissionerate had identified 50 achromatic spots that accounted for 342 fatal and grievous wounded crashes and 232 deaths.
To code the issue, constabulary and different stakeholders person projected measures including rectification of achromatic spots, improved roadworthy engineering, installation of informing signboards, enhanced road patrolling, instauration of designated parking facilities astatine susceptible locations and stricter postulation enforcement.
Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B. Sumathi urged motorists to travel postulation rules, debar over-speeding and drunken driving, and usage helmets and spot belts. Citizens were besides encouraged to assistance mishap victims during the captious aureate hour.
Police highlighted that nether the Rah-Veer (Good Samaritan) scheme, individuals who assistance roadworthy mishap victims whitethorn person a reward of ₹25,000 portion the PM Rahat Scheme provides cashless attraction of up to ₹1.5 lakh for mishap victims.
Authorities besides noted that compensation claims successful hundreds of hit-and-run cases stay pending. Between September 2021 and March 2026, 401 compensation petitions were forwarded to territory collectors, of which lone 32 person been sanctioned truthful far.
