Dimapur, June 30 (MExN): Considering the alarming increase in road accidents as a result of human error and negligence, the Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA) and Dimapur Traffic Police carried out a joint initiative on road safety on June 30.
The Panel Lawyers of DDLSA led by Ajongba Imchen, Secretary DDLSA & Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dimapur, along with Traffic Police personnel encouraged motorists and two wheeler riders on the importance of the use of seat belts and crash helmets.
Flyers on road safety and bumper stickers were given out during the drive carried out at Zion Hospital junction and Chumukedima check gate.
As noted earlier by Limasunep Jamir, Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, there have been as many as 22 cases of reported road accidents in Dimapur district in 2017 alone resulting in 20 fatalities, a press release stated.
The motorists were therefore informed that such deaths were entirely preventable with the exercise of basic driving safety practices, it added.
