Summary:
During the corresponding period last year, 241 people lost their lives in 548 accidents and 441 were injured. The city has witnessed as many as 591 accidents in which 254 people were killed and 449 injured between January and July this year. The road safety committee held a meeting on Monday, chaired by Union minister Gen VK Singh (retd) and discussed measures taken by various agencies to make the city roads safer.The meeting came on the backdrop of rising accidents in the district..