15 died a month on Trichy city roads till May

Time of India

a day ago

Trichy: Road accidents have claimed 77 lives this year in Trichy city till May, with the average fatalities marginally up than the past two years. While not even half the year has passed, two accident hotspots have already recorded more deaths than last year.
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Police said that more than 50% of the deceased in accidents this year were two-wheeler riders.
According to data shared by the city police, Trichy city recorded 70 fatal and 179 non-fatal accidents till May. On an average, 15 people have died a month in road accidents in 2025, compared to 13 a month in 2024 and 2023. Of the total 77 dead in the ongoing year, 44 were two-wheelers riders and pillion riders while 27 were pedestrians.
Of the total 249 accidents, most were reported during peak hours, between 9 am and 12 noon, and 3pm to 6pm.
Speeding two-wheelers, lack of lane discipline, and drunk driving were chief causes of the fatal accidents, police said. "Early in the year, the city recorded multiple deaths involving two-wheelers, and victims were from the same family. Miscalculation while overtaking heavy vehicles on busy highways was the cause.
Helmet adherence has improved but riders now extensively talk on mobile phones," a senior officer of city traffic police told TOI.
As for the 27 pedestrians who perished, police said that crossing national highways through unauthorized median openings, and padayatra devotees taking risky trails along highway carriageways proved fatal. At least two pedestrians were also fatally knocked down by buses near terminuses in the city while crossing roads.
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National Highways (NH) have recorded more fatalities, while roads managed by Trichy corporation account for a maximum number of non-fatal accidents.
Since the city is expanding in the southern and eastern sides, including Panjapur, KK Nagar, and Kattur, police said that new accident-prone hotspots have emerged and recorded multiple fatalities, especially near Panjapur and Trichy semi-ring road.
"Enforcement must be intensified, and new infrastructure must be developed at vulnerable spots such as G Corner, Sanjeevi Nagar, and Panjapur junction. Penalizing offenders using ANPR cameras will prevent overspeeding and signal jumping violations," P Aiyarappan, member, district road safety council, said. The city police said that around 99,795 motor vehicles act cases were booked and Rs8.7 crore collected as penalties till May 2025.
"We extensively focus on booking drunk and drive cases. Overspeeding and signal jumping violations are under our radar too," the senior police officer added.