Automobile rams into Supriya Sule’s automobile on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, she escapes unharmed
NCP(SP) chief Supriya Sule on Saturday stated a automobile hit her car whereas she was travelling from Pune to mumbaiadding that she and the others travelling along with her had been unhurt.
The Baramati Lok Sabha MP was on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway when the incident occurred.
Automobile rams into Sule’s car on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
In a publish on X, the NCP(SP) MP stated she “had an terrible expertise” on the freeway after a automobile rammed into her car from the facet “on account of reckless driving”. She added that everybody in her automobile was secure after the incident.
“Whereas travelling from Pune to Mumbai immediately, I had an terrible expertise on the freeway when car GJ13CF5257 rammed into my automobile from the facet on account of reckless driving. Fortunately, everyone seems to be secure,” she wrote.
She added that the incident was a powerful reminder that overspeeding and careless driving can put lives in danger. Sule additionally urged individuals to put on seat belts, keep cautious on the roads and drive responsibly to assist maintain highways secure.
Instances of reckless driving on the rise
Notably, incidents of reckless driving have elevated throughout the nation. In keeping with the ‘Unintentional Deaths and Suicides in India 2024’ report launched by the Nationwide Crime Data Bureau (NCRB) on Wednesday, most highway accidents in 2024, round 61.2%, had been linked to overspeeding. The report stated 1,01,649 individuals died and a couple of,83,162 had been injured in such crashes.
Harmful or careless driving and unsafe overtaking had been accountable for 26% of highway accidents, resulting in 46,132 deaths and 1,12,504 accidents, as talked about in an earlier HT report.
The report added that two-wheeler riders and pedestrians stay probably the most in danger on Indian roads. Collectively, they made up 63% of all highway accident deaths in 2024. The findings match knowledge launched by the ministry of highway transport and highways in recent times.
Two-wheelers recorded the very best variety of highway deaths within the nation at 84,599, accounting for 48.3% of all fatalities in highway accidents. Accidents amongst two-wheeler customers stood at 2,23,652, making up 49.9% of all highway accident accidents.
