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169 killed on city roads in 2006

S. Anil Radhakrishnan

Focus on engineering, enforcement and education

Thiruvananthapuram: Despite the crackdown by the Police and Motor Vehicle Department on erring motorists and tough enforcement measures, 169 persons were killed on the roads in the capital in 2006.

Of this, 145 were males and 24 females. Of the deaths, 78 were in the north sub-division of the traffic wing and the rest in the south.

In 2005, 127 persons — 109 males and 18 females — died on the city roads. The number of fatal cases also went up from 126 in 2005 to 165 in 2006. However, the number of non-fatal cases came down from 2,036 in 2005 to 1,876 in 2006.

Road accident statistics compiled by the traffic wing revealed that the number of persons injured in accidents in the city went up from 2,374 in 2005 to 2,419 last year. Of this, 1,869 were males and 550 females.

The number of persons who sustained grievous injuries went up from 1,579 in 2005 to 1,604 in 2006. Of this, 1,275 were males and 329 females.

The number of persons who sustained minor injuries in road accidents increased from 795 in 2005 to 815 in 2006. Of this, 594 were males and 221 females.

The number of vehicles damaged in accidents in the city during 2006 was 2,498. Of this, 1,277 were damaged in the north sub-division and the rest in the south.

There is a decrease in the total number of road accident cases in the city in 2006, from 2,044 in 2005 to 2,036 last year. The accidents involving tipper lorries in 2006 remained the same as in 2005. In 2005, there were 23.

A senior traffic official said that the increase in vehicle population should be taken into account while analysing the accident statistics.

More emphasis should be given to the E's - Engineering, Enforcement and Education - to bring down the number of casualties, he added.

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