Container truck jumps median on expressway, comes to halt on service road on other side

RAMANAGARA: A major accident was averted on the Bengaluru-Mysuru 10-lane expressway on Wednesday afternoon when a container truck jumped the median, crossed the other carriageway and came to a halt on the service road after hitting the steel trusses of a large signboard on the road.

The container truck jumps the median, cuts across the opposite carriageway, tears down the fence and comes to a halt after hitting the trusses of the signboard.

The incident occurred around 1 pm on Wednesday near Sankalagere Gate in Channapatna taluk and was captured on CCTV camera. Luckily, there were no vehicles moving on the expressway at that time.

Meanwhile, a Twitter user shared a dashcam video of an autorickshaw cutting across the expressway on the wrong side and tagged ADGP (traffic and road safety) Alok Kumar and the Ramanagar SP.

Concerned jurisdictional Police is taking appropriate measures to curb such violations and reduce accidents
Such types of road users are a danger to other road users too

While recording violations plz capture number plate too

We will recommend for cancellation of licences https://t.co/LzpREFX1Al

— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) July 13, 2023

“Another incident of wrong side driving at Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway. This time an auto almost caused a crash. Video caught on dashcam and sent to me by one of the followers. @alokkumar6994 @spramanagara. Unfortunately, number plate cannot be read”, tweeted the user going by the handle ThirdEye @3rdEyeDude.

Responding to the post, Alok Kumar tweeted, “Concerned jurisdictional Police is taking appropriate measures to curb such violations and reduce accidents. Such types of road users are a danger to other road users too. While recording violations plz capture number plate too. We will recommend for cancellation of licences”.