Kazhakootam-Karode stretch turns accident hotspot
The Kazhakootam-Karode stretch of National Highway 66 has become a dangerous accident hotspot due to overspeeding and inadequate traffic management. Local residents and officials are calling for urgent safety interventions following a series of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists and pedestrians.
Why it matters
Rising fatalities on major national highways highlight critical gaps in road safety infrastructure and traffic enforcement in India.
Recurring accidents on the Kazhakoottam-Karode stretch of National Highway 66 (NH 66) have raised serious concerns over road safety, with overspeeding on some stretches and the lack of traffic-control systems at several major junctions emerging as key factors behind the mishaps. In the latest incident, 19-year-old motorcyclist Muhammed Ajas died on the spot on August 29 after his motorcycle rammed into the rear of a parked KSRTC bus near the Thuppanathu Kavu bus stop at Vazhamuttam. A day earlier, 40-year-old M.J. Ratheesh Kumar, a native of Kanjiramkulam, was killed after a car that had lost control hit his motorcycle on the Kazhakootam-Karode National Highway.
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