Rising number of road tragediesThe incident, according to officials with the city traffic police, is just among the rising number of road accidents involving two-wheelers in the city. Despite a number of preventive measures, two-wheelers continue to lead in the number of road accidents in the city. As many as 137 persons were killed and 2,600 injured in 2,503 road accidents reported in Kochi during 2017. Of the total accidents, at lest 1,300 accidents were attributed to rash and negligent driving while there were also instances of the driver dozing off, leading to collisions. Officials attribute the rising number of two-wheeler accidents to over-speeding and reckless driving, especially by young riders with high-speed motorbikes.

Source: The Hindu March 30, 2018 00:22 UTC