The Byatarayanapura traffic police have booked a case of negligence against the BDA, along with the absconding driver of cement mixer lorry truck, which hit the vehicles at the junction.
The neglect of traffic police’s repeated request to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to provide proper lighting in the underpass at Nayandahalli junction allegedly caused the accident, which claimed a life and damaged 12 vehicles on Friday morning.
The Byatarayanapura traffic police have booked a case of negligence against the BDA, along with the absconding driver of cement mixer lorry truck, which hit the vehicles at the junction.
“We have booked a case under the provision of Section 304(a) of Indian Penal Code about the accident. We have named the BDA engineer as the first accused and the lorry driver as second accused,” an investigation officer said.
The police said the underpass near Nayandahalli Junction is nearly 200 metres long, but the lighting on this stretch is poor and have caused many accidents in the past.
“The BDA had installed lights in the underpass earlier, but they were not maintained properly. Most of them are not working. More than 10 accidents have taken place on this stretch, but luckily, nobody died in earlier incidents. We had written letters to the BDA for proper lighting in the underpass, but they have ignored us,” Byatarayanapura traffic police inspector Mallesh said. He explained that while entering the underpass, motorists often find it hard to see things inside due to poor lighting.
There is a need for 24-hour lighting to avoid such incidents, he added. Interestingly, the BDA installed new bulbs on Friday evening, after the crash, the inspector said.
After the accident, passers-by hurled abuses at policemen. “The common public is not aware that the incident took place due to BDA negligence,” another police officer said.
The police said the truck driver, too, was at fault as he did not switch on the headlights after entering the underpass. The police have registered a case against the driver and BDA official.
“We will write to the BDA commissioner regarding the incident. We will find out the engineer concerned and take legal against him,” an investigation officer said.
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