Potholes on Indore’s City Bypass Cause Two Major Accidents in Two Days
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Potholes on Indore’s city bypass are emerging as a serious hazard, having caused two major accidents within just two days.
On Sunday night, a petrol tanker overturned near Nemawar Bridge. Just a day earlier, a truck carrying steel girders lost balance and hung on the railing of Tejaji Nagar Bridge. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in either incident.
Tejaji Nagar police station in-charge Devendra Markam stated that the petrol-filled tanker, which was en route from Manglia Depot to Harda, overturned while taking a U-turn near Nemawar Bridge around 10:30 pm due to large potholes on the road. Petrol leaked onto the surface and filled the potholes, prompting police to rush to the scene.
The leakage was controlled using cloth and plastic sheets, and traffic was halted as a precautionary measure. Senior officers and the fire brigade arrived at the spot, and the tanker was successfully removed with the help of a crane before traffic resumed.
On Saturday night, a truck carrying large steel girders nearly fell off Tejaji Nagar Bridge after losing balance due to potholes. The vehicle hung precariously on the bridge railing until police intervened and used a crane to secure it. Thankfully, the drivers in both incidents escaped without injury.
In response to these accidents, TI Devendra Markam has sent a letter to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), urging immediate repairs on the stretch from Sage College to Nemawar Bridge to prevent further mishaps.
Toddler Killed as Speeding Truck Hits Two-Wheeler in Arjun Baroda
In a tragic separate incident, a 1.5-year-old girl named Pratiksha lost her life after a speeding truck rammed into a two-wheeler carrying her family in the Arjun Baroda area.
The girl was flung off the vehicle and crushed under the truck’s wheel, resulting in instant death.
According to police reports, the incident occurred around 7 am on Monday when Sunil Parmar, a resident of Patnipura, was returning from the Devi Mata temple in Dewas with his wife Radha, son Prateek, daughter Pratiksha, and niece Shagun. Near Arjun Baroda, a truck approached from behind and struck their bike.
Sunil, his wife, and two other children sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital. The truck driver fled the scene with the vehicle and is yet to be apprehended.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the hit-and-run case.
