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Two forbidden wheels on the Bengaluru-Chennai highway after the fatal accident kills four: Report | Bengaluru

Two forbidden wheels on the Bengaluru-Chennai highway after the fatal accident kills four: Report | Bengaluru

The National Authority for Highways in India (NHAI) has banned entering two wheels on the Bengaluru-Chennai highway, one day after a tragic accident claimed four lives, including a two-year-old girl.

An aerial view shows a partially open stretch of Bengaluru-Chennai highway in Hoskote. (AFP)
An aerial view shows a partially open stretch of Bengaluru-Chennai highway in Hoskote. (AFP)

According to one report Through Indian Express, the accident occurred on Sunday night, near Kuppahalli, in Bangarpet, Kolar District, when an SUV lost control and collapsed in a two-wheel wheel traveling in the opposite direction.

The victims were identified as Mahesh (45), the SUV driver; Ratnamma (60), a relative sitting in front; UDVITHA (2) and an unidentified bicycle rider who died on the spot due to severe impact, the report added.

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Four other SUV passengers, Sushmiteha, Viutha, Sujatha and Sunil, suffered injuries and were in a hurry in Kolar Gold Fields hospitals. The family, the residents of Kammasandra in KGF, returned from Bengaluru when the accident took place.

The report added that the suspect police rash and speed to be the main causes of the accident.

The 68 km Karnataka’s stretch of the Bengaluru-Chennai highway was open for vehicle traffic last month, although the highway is still officially inaugurated.

Over 260 km, the highway crosses Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu before reaching Serprumbudur near Chennai. Designed for high -speed travelers, the four -lane corridor allows a maximum speed of 120 kmp.

Was received as the first Greenfield Expressway in South India, it It is expected that the project of 17,900 Crore will revolutionize travel between Bengaluru and Chennai by reducing the duration of the trip from seven hours to only three.

The extent is already the witness of a daily foot of approximately 1,600 to 2,000 vehicles. Currently, the motorists leave an external on a village road to reach the mulbagal and the border with Andhra Pradesh.

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