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New Delhi: An average of five to six road accidents occur on Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Hyderabad with most of them due to drowsiness and reckless driving.

During an inter-departmental coordination meeting on Tuesday it was mentioned that 33 per cent of accidents on ORR are due to sleep deprivation, 25 per cent due to reckless driving, 15 per cent due to overspeeding and 14 per cent due to tyre bursts, a Times of India report mentioned.

The meeting was attended by officials from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), Transport Commissioner Ilambarthi, officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar, and other officers from the three police commissionerates.

ORR witnesses five to six accidents daily

Sajjanar said that the average daily traffic on ORR was 2.8 lakh vehicles and they cause five to six road accidents. “There is a need to work in coordination and take steps to bring this number down to zero,” he said.

A PowerPoint presentation was presented by IRB — the agency is responsible for maintenance work on the ORR. The IRB representatives talked about the measures being implemented to tackle this.

Officials suggest measures to bring accidents down

During the meeting, officials talked about creating awareness and reduction in emergency response time. They also said that vehicles should not be stopped on the ORR except in the event of a breakdown. They added that if stopping was unavoidable, commuters must inform the helpline and park the vehicle in the extreme left lane.

The transport commissioner added that his department was taking all necessary measures to curb accidents. He said that measures include CCTV coverage and implementing recent Supreme Court guidelines among others.

The officials also stressed that emphasis should be given to inspecting vehicle fitness and tyre quality.