Traffic unit to come up in Sulur police limits

Coimbatore | Wednesday | 9th January, 2019

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As many as nine fatal accidents and 43 non-fatal accidents were reported on village roads and 12 fatal and 25 non-fatal accidents reported from other roads in Sulur police station limits. They will regulate traffic and penalise traffic violators,” he told TOI.The Sulur police have identified black spots on Trichy Road at Chinthamanipudur, near RTO office, Sulur, Pappampatti Pirivu, Ravuthur Pirivu and Sangothipalayam on Avinashi Road. “We studied the Trichy Road stretch from Chinthamanipudur near Sulur and decided to deploy traffic cops during peak hours at Pappampatti Pirivu and other junctions at Sulur. As many as 210 non-fatal accidents were reported and 293 people suffered injuries.As per the data, while 44 fatal accidents and 124 non-fatal accidents were reported on the national highways road, 13 fatal and 18 non-fatal accidents were reported on the state highways road. Coimbatore: A traffic unit will be set up in Sulur police station limit, which had reported the highest number of fatal accidents in the district last year.A sub-inspector of police and seven officers will be working in the unit, which will be set up in 10 days, superintendent of police R Pandiarajan said..