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Bihar to create patrolling force to check highway fatalities
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Bihar to create patrolling force to check highway fatalities

The Bihar government initiated the process for a dedicated patrolling force for national highways covering 5,358 km of roads in the state after data suggested that 44 per cent of total deaths in road accidents take place on national highways in the state. The number of deaths due to road accide...

The Bihar government initiated the process for a dedicated patrolling force for national highways covering 5,358 km of roads in the state after data suggested that 44 per cent of total deaths in road accidents take place on national highways in the state. The number of deaths due to road accidents on national highways in Bihar is alarming. Over-speeding accounts for 30 per cent and wrong-side driving for 12 per cent of accidents - two factors that are the main cause of deaths in road accidents in Bihar. Contact: Bihar Transport DepartmentWebsite: www.state.bihar.gov.in

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