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Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
Police impound 102 heavy vehicles after fatal accident
Surat: After a series of fatal accidents involving heavy vehicles, Surat police have launched a crackdown on rash and illegal movement of commercial vehicles in the city. In the past two days, 102 dumpers, concrete mixer trucks, and other heavy vehicles have been detained. The drive began after a security supervisor was killed by a concrete mixer truck near Rahul Raj Mall on Tuesday morning. Surat police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut personally inspected a ground near Umra police station where the seized vehicles were lined up, and summoned their owners and drivers. According to police, the two-day operation led to the seizure of 28 dumpers, 15 concrete mixer trucks, 19 trucks, 17 tempos, and 8 heavy vehicles carrying construction material. These vehicles were found violating the police commissioner's notification that bans the entry of heavy commercial vehicles into city limits between 8am to 1pm and 5pm to 10pm. Deputy commissioner of police (Zone 4) Vijay Singh Gurjar said that all zonal DCPs and the traffic department have been instructed to continue the drive and intensify checks on commercial vehicles in the coming days. "Traffic teams will increase surveillance and even use drones to track rash drivers," Gurjar said. "Control room officials will alert traffic teams immediately if they spot any such vehicles through the city's CCTV network." As complaints about rash driving by BRTS and city bus drivers rise, police will meet Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials to prepare a plan to control speed and improve driver discipline, especially at major junctions and crossroads. Both the owners and drivers of the 102 vehicles were booked for breaching the notification and under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Time of India
05-08-2025
- Time of India
Youth killed as concrete mixer truck hits motorcycle in Piplod
Surat: A 25-year-old youth was killed on Tuesday morning when a concrete mixer dumper rammed his bike near Rahul Raj Mall in Piplod. Umra police arrested the driver, Rampal Yadav, and booked the dumper owners for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Deputy commissioner of police (Zone-4) Vijay Singh Gurjar said the accident occurred around 9:30am when the victim, Subhash Rangbahadur Singh, was riding his bike opposite Rahul Raj Mall. The dumper driver was driving carelessly and hit Singh's bike, killing him on the spot. Since commercial heavy vehicles are banned inside city limits between 8am to 1pm and 5pm to 10pm, we have taken this violation seriously and booked the dumper owners along with the driver," said Gurjar. Police said the dumper was supplying concrete from Neel Concrete Plant in Ichhapore to the 'Oliva Breeze' construction site in Piplod. The driver has been arrested, and action against the vehicle owners is underway. The victim, Subhash Singh, lived in Katargam and worked as a security supervisor in Surat. A native of Bhojpur district, he had moved to the city for livelihood. Police have also invoked the Motor Vehicle Act and Gujarat Police Act.
