Road Accidents Claim 158 Lives in Kanchanpur Over Four Years

Kanchanpur: More than 158 people have lost their lives in over a thousand road accidents in Kanchanpur over a four-year period. The District Traffic Police Office in Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur, reported that 1,205 road accidents have occurred in the district from the fiscal year 2079/80 to the present. According to the office, 1,885 people were injured and 158 lost their lives in these accidents during this period.

Data from the traffic police office indicates that 63 accidents occurred in the fiscal year 2079/80, resulting in 59 injuries and 43 fatalities. Similarly, 56 accidents in the fiscal year 2080/81 caused 74 injuries and 32 deaths.

In the fiscal year 2081/82, 452 accidents resulted in 773 injuries and 38 fatalities. A total of 564 accidents occurred in the fiscal year 2082/83. Police Inspector Balendra Nath, Chief of the District Traffic Police Office, stated that 878 people were injured and 41 lost their lives during that period.

Additionally, police reported that 70 accidents have occurred so far in the current fiscal year, resulting in 101 injuries and four deaths.

The District Traffic Police Office also reported taking action against 8,301 drivers during the last fiscal year. A total of Rs 6,914,500 was collected in fines from these drivers for traffic rule violations. Similarly, 1,908 drivers have faced action so far in the current fiscal year, with traffic police reporting the collection of Rs 1,305,000 in fines from them.

The Traffic Police Office also stated that recommendations have been made to revoke the driving licenses of two drivers during the current fiscal year. Police Inspector Nath, the office chief, explained that the recommendation was sent to the Transport Management Office, Mahendranagar, to cancel the licenses of two individuals who drove public vehicles under the influence of alcohol, an offense under Rule 27(d) of the Sudurpaschim Province Vehicle and Transport Management Regulations, 2080.

Action was also taken last month against four motorcyclists for operating vehicles that produced excessively loud noise. Additionally, traffic police reported that last Shrawan, a tractor (Se 1 Ta 3505) transporting bricks beyond its capacity was forced to unload its cargo by tipping it over.

Recently, the traffic police have also been consistently conducting checks for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the office, five individuals—including drivers of a Winger, an electric Hiace van, an auto-rickshaw, and a motorcycle—were penalized last Shrawan for driving under the influence of drugs.

Police Inspector Nath, Chief of the District Traffic Police Office, urged drivers not to carry passengers beyond vehicle capacity and to refrain from driving under the influence of alcohol.