Dehradun, March 25 -- Road safety in Uttarakhand, in general, and Dehradun, in particular, has become an issue of mounting concern, with fatal accidents becoming alarmingly frequent. A devastating incident at Dehradun's Doiwala Toll Plaza this morning that claimed two lives, has once again brought this issue into sharp focus, exposing the perils of reckless driving and systemic lapses in vehicle safety enforcement. It may be recalled that a speeding truck loaded with mining material, unable to apply brakes, collided with a red car. The impact crushed the car against an iron pillar of the toll plaza, resulting in the tragic loss of two lives.
It is pertinent to remind here that over a dozen serious accidents have been reported at this toll ...