Families pay homage to accident victims
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The households of victims of the tragic accident on Hubballi-Dharwad bypass final month, who’re but to come to phrases with the lack of their expensive ones, marched to the accident spot on Saturday, to pay homage to the departed souls and thereby remind the authorities of their accountability.
The accident close to Itigatti Cross on January 15 had taken away the lives of 12 individuals. Barring two younger ladies, driver and cleaner of the mini-bus, the remainder had been alumni of St. Paul’s School in Davanagere, who had been continuing to Goa for a get-together.
On Saturday, the members of the family paid homage to their victims by protecting their pictures and paying floral tributes, in what was an try to ship a message that they didn’t need different households to endure like them and spotlight the necessity for highway widening.
The households, who had come from Davanagere, turned emotional on reaching the accident spot. They demanded instant steps for highway widening in order that accidents had been averted in future.
Ravikumar, who misplaced his spouse Preeti within the accident, stated as they reached the accident spot, they felt as if they’d entered a loss of life lure. “Please do whatever it takes to widen the road,” he stated. As the members of the family, accompanied by members of assorted organisations together with leaders of the Congress congregated on the spot to pay homage, vehicular motion was blocked for almost an hour. Those who had been passing by additionally joined the occasion.
KPCC media analyst P.H. Neeralakeri, who coordinated the occasion, stated that regardless of repeated makes an attempt to spotlight the necessity for highway widening, nothing had occurred to this point. “The tribute to the victims is another attempt to highlight the need for the road widening. Post the mishap on January 15, three more accidents had been reported on the same stretch,” he stated.
Sister of former Chief Minister J.H. Patel, Anasuyamma, who additionally misplaced a member of the family, blamed the officers and elected representatives for the dangerous form of the highway.
The members on the occasion urged Additional Deputy Commissioner Shivanand Karale, who visited the spot, to provoke measures to get the highway widened on the earliest.
He was additionally urged to take momentary measure to put up signboards to warn the motorists.
