18 KILLED IN ROAD MISHAPS

Eighteen persons including a six year old girl,were killed and 20 others seriously injured in separate road mishaps in the district during the past 24 hours.
As many as 192 persons were killed in road accidents in Aligarh in 2010 in last five months . besides ,356 people were killed in road mishaps in 2009. A deputy superintendent of police, an additional district judge B Tech students and a noted lawyer were crushed to death by a bus and trucks in the city. Even 10 years after aligarh becoming a corporation city, transport rules are yet to be implemented properly. Traffic signals have not bee installed at important crossings while there is no separate traffic wing in the police department in the district. As per traffic rules top priority has been given to pedestrians but regrettably the fact is just the opposite here. With 95 per cent of footpaths under illegal encroachments allegedly in connivance with officials of aligarh development authority and aligarh nagar nigam and cops the pedestrians have becomes part of the traffic moving on roads. despite the government ordering removal of illegal encroachments the corporation officials are yet to act against them.
Aligarh muslim university has constucted a cycle stand along the footpath on both sides near faiz gate in front of its administrate block. Not only this they have fenced the footpath while tin sheds have come up as well. Consequently, the footpath is encroached upon and is closed for pedestrians.