172 killed in road accidents in Sudurpaschim Province last year

A total of 172 people lost their lives to road accidents in the last fiscal year 2023/24 in Sudurpaschim Province.

Among them, 137 were male, 23 were female and 12 children, according to the Nepal Police's Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office, Attariya.

Spokesperson of the Office, DSP Anil Kumar Uprety shared that 536 were injured in the 309 road accidents in the same period. Among the vehicles meeting with the accidents, motorcycle related accidents were the highest at 207 followed by jeep/car at 40, bus at 24, tempo at 17, truck and tanker at 19, tipper at 9, micro bus 7, dozer at 3 and other types of vehicles.

The office has been organizing various awareness programs to sensitize people about traffic rules and road safety, said DSP Uprety, adding that 6,626 awareness programs and campaigns launched last fiscal year had benefitted 389,266.

The Office also took action against 73,479 drivers flaouting traffic rules. Traffic police collected over Rs 48.8 million in revenue from the fine slapped on the erring drivers, informed DSP Uprety.

In the previous fiscal year, 177 people died in 255 road accidents leaving 473 injured, it was shared.