By Our Reporter

The number of road accidents has been on the constant rise since the end of the Dashain festival. Although no fatal road accidents occurred during Dashain even when the roads were badly damaged by the heavy monsoon rains of September 28 and 29, the number of accidents soared immediately after the end of Dashain. Not a single day passes without at least a fatal road accident.

Surprisingly, most road accidents occur in Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces. If we look at the latest records, Kalikot, Dailekh, Surkhet and Dadeldhura have witnessed the most accidents, In most cases, poor road conditions are blamed for the rising number of accidents. Similarly, poor conditions of vehicles also lead to accidents.

Above all, the monitoring of the vehicles and roads is also poor. It is said that police deployed along the Karnali Highway tend to only collect money from the drivers instead of penalizing them for the wrongdoers, and most of the accidents occur on the same highway.

Source : https://www.peoplesreview.com.np/2024/11/20/road-accidents-on-the-rise/