Lok Sabha Question No. 1743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Road Accident in Dehradun
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for failing to implement effective road safety measures in Dehradun, leading to the recent tragic accident in a high-risk area;
- (b) whether  a  detailed  inquiry  report  has  been  prepared  and  no accountability  has  been  fixed  for  lapses  in  enforcement  despite repeated  incidents  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether there is absence of a check post or adequate monitoring system  in  an  area  known  for  being  accident-prone  in  Dehradun and the person responsible for this negligence; and
- (d) whether there are protocols for sobriety checks and reasons for their  non-enforcement,  allowing  a  potentially  drunk  driver  to cause such a fatal accident, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)       As  per  information  received  from  State  of  Uttarakhand,  prima facie, the incident on 12.11.2024 at ONGC/Kaulagarh Chowk  in Dehradun district was due to improper control of driver over vehicle in question, due to which the vehicle collided with a truck container and, the  incident  was  not  found  to  have  occurred  due  to  failure  of  traffic safety measures.
- (b)     As per information provided by the State, the police reached the accident spot immediately after receiving information about the accident. The police rescued one seriously injured person and 6 others, who appeared to be dead. All victims were immediately sent to nearby hospitals.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1743

## ANSWERED ON 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## ROAD ACCIDENT IN DEHRADUN

## 1743. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

The Police have observed in the preliminary investigation that the car was  moving  at  high  speed  at  the  time  of  accident.  Further,  a  water bottle was also found stuck under the brake of the car, due to which the  brakes  of  the  said  car  could  not  be  applied,  as  the  marks  of  the tires  were  not  found  on  the  road  due  to  the  sudden  application  of brakes of the said car. The Police has registered FIR in the matter. (c)  and  (d)     Enforcement  of  traffic  violations  are  essentially  in  the domain of States/UTs.  As per information provided by the State Govt. the  State  of  Uttarakhand  has  installed  686  Closed-circuit  Television (CCTV) cameras, 105 Red Light Violation Detection (RLVD) System, 28 Automatic  Number  Plate  Recognition  (ANPR)  Cameras,  04  Speed Violation Detection System (SVDS) and 03 drone cameras in Dehradun district  to  monitor  the  traffic.  Further,  smart  bus  stops,  traffic  signal lights,  zebra  crossing  lines  and  stop  lines  with  reflectors  have  also been installed. As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  State  Government,  the State Police check the cases of drunken driving with alcometers and takes  action  as  per  rules.  The  police  has  taken  action  against  685 drivers in the year 2022, 756 in the year 2023 and 1226 drivers in the year 2024 (till 10/2024) under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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