Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Presh witnessed over 150 deaths in ro accidents this year so far, maximum ever since it got operational in 2012, according to official data. 165-km-long ro stretch that connects Delhi and Agra has seen 357 accidents, injuries to at least 822 people and death of 145 ors till July 31 this year, as per data obtained via Right to Information (RTI) Act by Agra-based lawyer Krishna Chand Jain. 

Accidents and deaths have been increasing through years

PTI h earlier reported three ro accidents in August and September in which nine people, including three college students, lost ir lives on expressway in Greater ida, taking death toll this year so far to 154. According to data, 2018 witnessed 659 ro accidents, 1,388 injuries and 111 deaths, while 2017 h 763 accidents, 1,426 injuries and 146 deaths on expressway.

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In 2016, re were 1,219 accidents, 1,524 injuries and 133 deaths, while 2015 h 919 accidents, 1,392 injuries and 142 deaths, 2014 saw 771 accidents, 1,335 injuries and 127 deaths, stated data provided by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), which mans expressway. 
 
Yamuna Expressway witnessed 280 accidents, 33 deaths and 391 injuries in 2012 and 896 accidents, 118 deaths and 1,345 injuries in 2014, according to YEIDA's response to a separate RTI query filed by Jain last year. On September 13 this year, a group of college students met with an accident on expressway in Greater ida, resulting in death of three of m. 

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On September 10, two men died at Zero-point after ir motorcycle crashed, while four IT professionals lost ir lives at same spot on August 18 when ir SUV crashed. Safety on Yamuna Expressway became a major concern when 29 people died after ir bus veered off ro and plunged into a drain on July 8. 
 
incident h occurred in Agra sector of expressway. Most of accidents are caused because of over speeding or tyre busting, YEIDA said. YEIDA said it has taken multiple measures to control rising number of accidents and fatalities on highway, which puts a maximum speed limit of 100 kmph on cars and small vehicles, while 60 kmph on buses, trucks and or heavy vehicles.

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Measures have been taken: YEIDA

"We have installed metal crash barriers in median at suitable locations, rumble strips at regular intervals, retro-reflective warning boards, retro-reflective hazard boards, reflective ro studs at railings, delineators as precautionary measures," YEIDA said in response to Jain's query on measures taken by it to check accidents. Built at a cost of Rs 12,839 crore by Jaypee Infratech, 165-km-long ro stretch was opened for commercial operations in August 2012. 

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