Motorists at risk as junction near Manakula Vinayagar Temple on Gingee Salai emerges a black spot

Navigating vehicles without getting deed astatine the junction connecting Law De Lauriston Street and Gingee Salai adjacent the Manakula Vinayagar Temple is becoming progressively hard owed to mediocre visibility of oncoming vehicles.

If the caller accidents that occurred astatine the junction are immoderate indication, the country is dilatory emerging arsenic different achromatic spot successful the town. Huge transformers kept connected 1 broadside of the Grand Canal astatine the junction artifact the presumption of vehicles portion crossing the stretch.

Motorists travelling connected Law De Lauriston Street are incapable to get a wide presumption of vehicles coming on Gingee Salai portion they proceed towards Manakula Vinayagar Temple country and to the Chief Secretariat.

Similarly, motorists coming from the Chief Secretariat broadside of Law De Lauriston Street towards Ambour Salai find it hard to transverse the junction arsenic vehicles parked connected other broadside wherever transformers are kept, obstruct the presumption of vehicles approaching from S.V. Patel Salai broadside connected Gingee Salai.

In the caller times, respective accidents person occurred astatine the junction arsenic drivers portion crossing the agelong failed to get a presumption of the oncoming vehicles.

Youth injured

Just a fewer days ago, 2 younker sustained injuries erstwhile the two-wheeler they were riding connected got deed by a speeding backstage autobus coming from S.V. Patel Salai. The injured are undergoing attraction astatine the Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Research Institute here.

“Several accidents person occurred astatine the junction aft the transformers were kept connected the broadside of the Grand Canal. Vehicles crossing the junction are astatine hazard of getting deed owed to mediocre visibility. The transformers obstruct a wide presumption of the Gingee Salai. Moreover, during weekends tourer vehicles are parked haphazardly connected the canal. Sometimes adjacent autorickshaws are parked blocking the presumption of approaching vehicles,” said a taxi operator successful the area.

The two-wheeler riders are astatine immense hazard arsenic cars and backstage buses question successful bully velocity connected Gingee Salai. Moreover, the agelong is often utilized by ambulance drivers to transport patients to the Government Hospital. The accelerated moving ambulances airs a immense hazard to vehicles crossing the junction.

“The roadworthy engineering part should instantly look into the contented arsenic the hazard of crossing the roadworthy was lone expanding owed to the dense inflow of tourer vehicles. Before thing large happens, the postulation constabulary should find a solution to the occupation faced by motorists,” said a unit of the Chief Secretariat.