DC Edit | Unsafe Roads: Focus On Safety

On November 3, a truck carrying a load of gravel collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction near Hyderabad

xA spate of road accidents involving heavy vehicles, including buses and trucks, has been reported across the country. The recent incidents in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan were particularly gruesome and indicative of systemic deficiencies.

On November 3, a truck carrying a load of gravel collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction near Hyderabad. The impact caused the truck to dump several tonnes of gravel onto the bus, crushing at least 19 people to death. On the same day, a speeding dumper truck rammed into multiple vehicles in Jaipur, killing at least 13 people and taking the total number of accident fatalities in Rajasthan to 45.

The accident