JAIPUR: The stretch of highway where an explosion from an LPG tanker leak killed 13 people on Friday was identified as a high-risk "blackspot" by Indian highway authorities, but safety improvements remained largely incomplete despite mounting casualties at the site, government records show.
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) data reveals that the Bhankrota section of NH-48, where Friday's deadly crash occurred, was among seven dangerous zones identified on the Jaipur-Kishangarh route earlier this year. However, only 55% of planned safety improvements had been completed at the site by November, the lowest progress rate among all identified hazard zones in the region.
The death toll from Friday's explosion rose to 13 on Saturday, with seven people still unaccounted for and several more battling for their lives in critical condition. The disaster began when a truck collided with an LPG tanker attempting a U-turn near Delhi Public School at 5:25 a.m., creating a fireball that engulfed 34 vehicles.
Police records paint a stark picture of the location's dangers: 84 accidents occurred in the Bhankrota highway section this year alone, claiming 38 lives and injuring 54 others. December had already seen seven crashes before Friday's catastrophe.
This story is from the December 22, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Uttarakhand.
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