KHOWAI, May 14 (TIWN): Injury and death caused by the overloading at Agartala- Katlamara, Khowai, Simna and Mohanpur becomes a daily routine. However, Mohanpur Traffic Police and Sidhai Police play the role of mute spectator. Tripura Traffic Police department and Tripura Police Department have been facing a very tough time to prevent the number of road accidents in the state which are allegedly claiming life of several people for last few months.

The numbers of road mishaps are alarmingly increased in the state for last few months but the traffic police department is surprisingly playing silent role instead of taking proper initiative over the road accident issue. According to a statistic of Transport Department, on an average Tripura records three road accidents and a death each day.

Though, the number of vehicles increased in Tripura, but the road status in terms of widening and bigger lining is remained same as it was earlier. Moreover, rush and reckless driving, overloading by the passenger carrying vehicles, insufficient knowledge of traffic rules and regulations are often cause road mishaps in the different parts of the state.

Besides that despite the speed limit fixed at 50 km/hour for light vehicles plying on National Highway and 40 km/hour for medium and heavy vehicles, while for other roads, including city and town areas, the speed limit would be 40 and 30 km/hour respectively by Traffic Department, but the vehicles on the above mentioned routes had violated all the rules and regulations.