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These deaths happen mostly because people are not following basic road safety rules. Also, sometimes, injury of a road accident victim gets aggravated if BLS is not given properly,” he said.Trichy district collector K Rajamani was the chief guest. TRICHY: Around 2,000 people participated in a marathon held here on Sunday morning to create awareness about road safety.The ‘Run Trichy for Road Safety Awareness & Bone’ was conducted by the Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA) in association with Trichy Ortho Club as part of the National Bone and Joint Day (observed on August 4) celebrations.The 5km run started at Uzhavar Sandhi grounds at Anna Nagar and ended in Anna Stadium at Khajamalai.TNOA central zone executive committee member Dr J Terrence Jose Jerome said the marathon was held not only to create road safety awareness among youngsters but also to urge people to learn basic life support (BLS) services.“According to the statistics, around one lakh people die in the country every year in road accidents..