Jaipur highway accident site marked ‘blackspot’ but no action
Hindustan TimesThe stretch of highway where an explosion from an LPG tanker leak killed 13 people on Friday was identified as a high-risk “blackspot” by Indian highway authorities, but safety improvements remained largely incomplete despite mounting casualties at the site, government records show. National Highway Authority of India data reveals that the Bhankrota section of NH-48, where Friday’s deadly crash occurred, was among seven dangerous zones identified on the Jaipur-Kishangarh route earlier this year. But, three to four accidents take place in this area daily,” said Bhankrota station house officer Manish Gupta, whose office is within a kilometre of the crash site. “This U-Turn should be closed for any heavy vehicles as the space is extremely narrow and congested.” Another resident, Drishat Khan, recalled a previous incident: “An LPG tanker had turned over on that same U-Turn in October, but yet the government did not care about the common lives.” NHAI project director Ajay Arya defended the agency’s response, citing complications in the densely populated area.
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