Shiradi Ghat road opened for movement, but no heavy vehicles for 15 days
Mangaluru, July 15: Though 13 km length of Shiradi Ghat road on National Highway 75 from Kempuhole to Addahole was declared open for traffic movement on Sunday, movement of heavy vehicles like bus and trucks is restricted for fifteen days till the dangerous spots identified on the developed road are repaired.
Mnister UT Khader, who directed the contractor to complete the repair works within next fifteen days, said that two-wheelers, car, rickshaw, mini bus, tempo travelers and other small vehicles could ply on the road. Normally, accidents would happen due to reckless and speed driving. Since it was the ghat section, such incidents were common. It was planned to install CCTV cameras to keep a vigil on speeding vehicles and avoid and respond to accidents, he said.
MLAs to meet
The MLAs of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts would meet at Circuit House here on July 16 at 1.30 pm to discuss on the development of national highways and PWD roads. PWD officials would also participate in the meeting, the Minister said.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
