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Wrong-Side Driving and Skidding Cause 241 Crashes in Malkajgiri

Wrong-Side Driving and Skidding Cause 241 Crashes in Malkajgiri
Malkajgiri Commissionerate: Wrong-Side Driving, Skidding Cause 241 Crashes · deccanchronicle.com

Traffic police studied road crashes in the Malkajgiri area up to July 2026.

They found 241 crashes linked to wrong-side driving or vehicles skidding.

These crashes killed 56 people and injured 218 people.

Wrong-side driving caused more crashes overall.

It led to 153 crashes and 163 injuries.

Skidding caused fewer crashes, with 88 recorded.

However, skidding caused more deaths, killing 49 people.

Police want stricter action against wrong-side driving and safer speeds to reduce crashes.

Key facts

Total accidents
241
Deaths
56
Injuries
218
Self-skidding accidents
88, including 47 fatal crashes
Deaths from self-skidding
49
Wrong-side-driving accidents
153, including seven fatal crashes
Deaths from wrong-side driving
7

Quotes

K. Pradeep

Traffic inspector

“Traffic data recorded up to July showed that self-skidding and wrong-side driving were the two major factors behind the road accidents.”
deccanchronicle.com

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