India, Dec. 17 -- At least 35 additional reflective crash-tyre barricades have been installed across Gurugram over the past two weeks as part of the traffic police's "hazard marking" exercise to prevent road accidents, officials said on Tuesday.

Officials said around 400 collision cushions in the form of drums filled with sand and stacked tyres have been placed at busy city corners and before identified black spots dividing zones on expressways since September. The installations are part of a phased road safety initiative aimed at reducing the impact of high-speed crashes, particularly during foggy conditions.

The latest installations come days after a family of three travelling in a speeding Hyundai i20 narrowly escaped a life-threaten...