Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Traffic police hold road safety awareness session at ESI Hospital
The traffic police in Kolkata visited a big hospital in a place called Joka.
They wanted to talk to the doctors and workers there about road safety.
Not long ago, some young doctors died in road accidents very close to the hospital.
The police told everyone to follow traffic rules, like stopping at red lights.
They also said people should not wear earphones while riding bikes or driving.
The hospital changed the way cars enter and leave because of the accidents.
The police also asked the hospital to help all emergency patients, even if they are not ESI cardholders.
The hospital agreed to give first treatment to anyone who needs it.
This is how everyone works together to keep roads and people safe.
The Thakurpukur traffic guard of Kolkata Police held a road safety awareness session for doctors and staff at ESI Hospital, Joka, on Thursday.
Participants were urged to follow basic traffic rules, including avoiding earphones while driving and obeying traffic signals.
Earlier this year, two MBBS students died in a bike crash on James Long Sarani near the hospital, followed by two more bike riders dying in a crash in front of the hospital the next day.
Hospital officials changed the direction of the entry and exit gates after the fatal accidents.
Police requested the hospital to provide preliminary treatment to all emergency patients regardless of ESI cardholder status, and hospital officials responded positively.
- Who
- Traffic police from the Thakurpukur traffic guard of Kolkata Police and doctors and staff of ESI Hospital, Joka.
- What
- A road safety awareness session covering traffic rules and emergency treatment for patients.
- When
- Thursday, during the traffic awareness week.
- Where
- ESI Hospital, Joka, in Kolkata.
- Why
- To prevent further fatal accidents after a series of crashes near the hospital earlier this year.
- Organizer
- Thakurpukur traffic guard, Kolkata Police
- Venue
- ESI Hospital, Joka
- Occasion
- Traffic awareness week
- Previous accidents
- Two MBBS students and two other bike riders died in crashes near the hospital earlier this year
- Crash site
- James Long Sarani and in front of the hospital
- Key request
- Preliminary treatment for all emergency patients regardless of ESI cardholder status
- Coordinator
- Jayanta Karmakar, head of emergency medicine and casualty