A few sharp curves beneath Kochi metro corridor turning into death traps
Frequent accidents involving two-wheelers are occurring at sharp, poorly designed curves beneath the Kochi metro corridor. Local officials are calling for improved safety signage and road widening to prevent further fatalities.
Why it matters
Infrastructure safety and urban planning are critical issues for public safety in rapidly developing metropolitan areas.
A combination of alleged rash driving and a few ‘unscientific’ curves beneath the Kochi metro alignment are yet again causing accidents, especially involving two-wheeler riders.
A young woman pillion rider lost her life in one such accident-prone curve near the Champakkara bridge late on Sunday night (August 23), while the youth who rode the vehicle escaped with injuries after the two-wheeler rammed the median beneath the metro viaduct on the Vyttila-Pettah stretch. Multiple accident fatalities were reported at this curve during the past few years, while over a dozen two-wheeler riders died in accidents during the past decade at a steep and even more accident-prone curve in front of the Elamkulam metro station on S.A. Road.
A hazardous curve beneath metro pillar number 825 on S.A. Road at Elamkulam. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU
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