Hyderabad: The Hayathnagar police barricaded the road at Pasumamula junction in Peddamberpet on Wednesday afternoon following frequent mishaps.
Every two months, one accident is reported and most of them are fatal, said the police.
“Similarly, Kuntloor cross roads was also closed after repeated accidents,” said the police.
The road blocking depends on the impact of the accident. We do it either permanently or temporarily, said the police.
“It depends on the situation and the impact of the accident. Whether it is major or minor, fatal or non-fatal, how often are accidents happening there and other such factors are considered before marking the place as a black spot and later barricading it,” explained J. Narender Goud, inspector of Hayathnagar.
On the same place, on October 2, a 6-year-old girl and her mother were seriously injured as three men in a car rammed into them while they were crossing the road. The car was driven by a youth who was in an inebriated condition, said the police from Vanasthalipuram.
“The place which we barricaded has over 20 accidents in the past three years. Now that we blocked the turning, commuters have to go a little further to take a U-turn,” said an official from the Hayathnagar police station.
“We had identified 85 black spots in the city. However, since these were removed with road widening initiatives, traffic islands and closure of U-turns and junctions, we have lessened accident rates in the city,” said A.V. Ranganath DCP, Hyder-abad Traffic.
The traffic police has identified around 85 black spots in the city which were catalysts to increasing number of accidents.
