CHAKMAGHAT, June 22 (TIWN): Reckless driving has led another accident in Tripura at Chamaghat when one cylinder overloaded truck had turned over and fall into a pit, left the driver critically injured.

Although no causality was reported yet but the locals alleged that the vehicle was running in high speed and while attempting for overtake it fall down.

The road accident has turned a matter of concern for the state as road accident killed 25 people in Dec-January month in Tripura. Everyday 2 critical accidents reported in police stations, although Traffic Dept claims ‘radical down of accident rates’.

Amidst road safety week’s celebration in January month atleast 25 people were killed in Tripura in last Dec to January months.

In December 2016 the number of accidents were 40 and 12 people died out of this, whereas 41 people were critically injured. In 2017, Januray month out of 42 accident cases 13 people died whereas more 44 left injured seriously. Apart from that in 2015 only 158 people killed in road accident, whereas in 2014 188 people died. The number of accidents in 2014 was 716 and in number of accidents in 2015 was 647, revealing everyday 2 accidents held in Tripura.