CP have introduced highway patrolling vehicles

To check accidents on highways in the district, the Commissionerate of Police have introduced three highway patrolling vehicles on the busy Rajiv Rahadari State highway, Karimnagar to Warangal road and Karimnagar to Jagtial road.

At a function here on Tuesday, Collector Sarfaraz Ahmad, along with Commissioner of Police V.B. Kamalasan Reddy, formally flagged off the highway patrolling vehicles from the Police Commissionerate. Speaking on the occasion, the Collector called upon the road users to strictly follow traffic rules and regulations to avoid accidents. Stating that majority of accidents were being caused due to speed and rash driving, he called upon the people to wear seat-belts and helmets while driving cars and motorcycles.

The Commissioner of Police said that the highway patrolling vehicles would be working 24x7 on all the three important roads of the district and traffic on the highway will be regulated and stranded vehicles removed from the roads to avoid accidents. The highway patrolling vehicles would also coordinate with 108 and other ambulance vehicles for shifting accident victims to the hospitals.

Additional DCP (law and order) Sanjeev Kumar Additional DCP (Admn) N. Srinivas, Additional SP (Vigilance and Enforcement) J. Rama Rao and others were also present.