Switching professions: When Akshay Kumar turned traffic policeman' to save lives

Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar has joined hands with the Union ministry of Road Transport and Highways to promote road safety through its campaign.

The ‘Padman’ actor on Sunday uploaded a photo in which he is dressed as a traffic police constable along with real-life police personnel, and hoped that the campaign will create awareness about road safety.

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"Honoured to associate with @MORTHRoadSafety and take forward the 'Road Safety' movement. I sincerely hope the campaign will bring about a behavioral change towards traffic & road safety and in turn help save precious lives," he tweeted.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways tweeted: "We sincerely appreciate Mr Akshay Kumar for his commitment to the cause of Road Safety. Sadak Suraksha Jeevan Raksha. Let's follow Traffic Rules and save lives."

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Akshay will be next seen on the big screen in the sports-drama ‘Gold’ in August this year.