Telangana DGP Anand emphasises traffic management improvements following fatal accidents on ORR
Telangana DGP C.V. Anand has directed traffic police to improve traffic management on the Outer Ring Road following a fatal accident that killed six people. The review comes after complaints of long traffic delays during convoy movements and recent road mishaps. The DGP held a meeting with senior traffic officials to address these concerns and ensure smoother traffic flow.
- ▪Six people died in a crash on the ORR near Shamshabad on May 1 when a speeding car hit a parked lorry.
- ▪On May 2, another accident occurred near Tukkuguda on the ORR, leaving five injured after a car overturned.
- ▪DGP C.V. Anand held a review meeting with traffic police officials to address traffic management issues.
- ▪The directive follows public complaints about prolonged traffic stoppages during official convoy movements.
- ▪The meeting included Joint and Deputy Commissioners of Police (Traffic) within the GHMC limits.
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Following the fatal accident that claimed six lives on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and complaints over prolonged traffic stoppages during movement of convoys, Telangana Director General of Police C.V. Anand on Saturday directed traffic police officials to ensure effective traffic management without causing inconvenience to motorists.The DGP held a review meeting with Joint Commissioners of Police (Traffic) and Deputy Commissioners of Police (Traffic) under GHMC limits at his office. On May 1, six people died near Shamshabad (Exit 16) when a speeding car rammed into a parked lorry, while on May 2, a car overturned near Tukkuguda (Exit 14), leaving five others injured.
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