Lasbela commissioner forms data committee to curb accidents on RCD Highway

LASBELA: An important meeting was held at the LEDA conference hall under Lasbela Division Commissioner Saira Ata. It decided to form a committee to collect data on the rate of accidents on the RCD Highway.

Lasbela Deputy Commissioner Humaira Baloch, Lasbela SP Najeeb Pandrani, Hub SP Mirza Bilal Hasan, ASP Adnan Bashir, an SP of the National Highways and Motorway Police, the District Health Officer of Lasbela, Rescue 1122 Monitoring Officer Dhanesh Kumar Lyari, and Rescue In-charges Waseem and Farooq of Vindar also attended.

Zero Point accident and rescue measures

The meeting decided to examine the causes of the Uthal Zero Point accident and to devise a mechanism to prevent such incidents in future. In a briefing, officials of Rescue 1122 and the National Highways and Motorway Police said a rescue operation was launched immediately after the Zero Point accident.

The meeting was told that Balochistan has 39 rescue centres, five of which are in Lasbela district and Hub. Till October, 204 passengers died at the scene of traffic accidents despite being given rescue first aid.

Decisions on prevention

Participants named the machinery of PT contractors on the RCD Highway, wrong parking on the highway and overtaking by drivers as the main causes of accidents. It was decided that a joint meeting of the FWO, the Motorway Police and the district administration would be called soon.

The meeting approved important decisions, including stopping the overloading of passengers at the entry points of public transport. A meeting with transporters will be held immediately, and they will be required to remove heavy search lights from their vehicles at once.

The Lasbela Division Commissioner said ensuring safe travel for citizens and the safety of their lives was among the administration’s responsibilities. Action will be taken against any transporter who violates the RTA Act.

The Lasbela Commissioner ordered an immediate ban and a crackdown on the transport of petrol by motorcycles on the RCD Highway.