Cops track down killer vehicle

KOZHIKODE: The city police, on Thursday, traced the vehicle which knocked down a two-wheeler killing three children at Malaparamba on Sunday night. The vehicle was found abandoned at Muchukunnu near Koyilandy.
According to the police, the Tata Super Ace belonged to one Riyas, a native of Koyilandy. The vehicle was located by a special police team led by traffic assistant commissioner Xavier Sebastian on Thursday evening.However, the police team is yet to locate the owner of the vehicle and the driver.
It was on Sunday night that three children who were travelling on the bike of S Gopakumar were knocked down by the unknown vehicle. Two children Adarsh (7) and Gautham Krishna (10) had succumbed to injuries on the spot. Arathi (13) the third victim, died at the Medical College Hospital on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the city corporation has decided to convene a meeting with National Highway Authority of India, police and other officials to find a solution to prevent accidents at the Ramanattukara-Pooladikkunnu bypass stretch of NH 17.
The meeting would discuss installation of street lights, high mast lights, traffic signals, sign boards and the construction of flyovers at the 23-kilometre stretch, said mayor. The residents' associations in the region have been demanding action for long citing the absence of street lights a major reason for accidents.
The Nethaji Residents' Association also demanded the construction of speed breakers near the accident- prone areas in the bypass.
However, district police chief G Sparjan Kumar and national highway authority officials said it is impossible to construct humps citing the court ruling against the construction of humps. Meantime, the officials and the corporation authorities assured to speed up the measures for the construction of fly overs at the accident prone areas.
The residents, here, have been demanding the intervention of authorities as 17 lives were lost in accidents in the stretch Ramanattukara-Pooladikkunnu stretch the last year. Nine persons including children lost lives in the last five months, they said adding that majority of the accidents were taken place during night hours owing to the absence of streetlights on the bypass, which was opened for traffic 10 years ago.
They also cited heavy volume of traffic on the bypass another reason for accidents. Large number of vehicles plying to and fro the Karipur Airport and the medical college over speed in the bypass causing accident, said the residents citing a reason for their demand to construct humps.
It has also been decided to convene a meeting of all residents associations in the region to approach the authorities seeking their immediate intervention into the issue, said M P Anilkumar secretary of Nethaji Nagar residents association. We have already submitted memorandums to various departments, he added.
The meeting commemorated three children Adarsh (7), Goutham Krishna (10) and Arathi (12), who were killed when an unidentified vehicle knocked down the two wheeler in which they were travelling.
Kozhikode: The city corporation authorities will convene a meeting of National Highway Authority of India, police and other officials to find out a permanent solution to prevent accidents at the Ramanattukara-Pooladikkunnu bypass stretch of NH 17. Mayor A K Premajam assured to convene the meeting at the earliest, while addressing a meeting convened by Nethaji Residents' association to commemorate the death of three children in an accident near Thondayad.
The meeting would discuss the installation of street lights, high mast lights, traffic signals, sign boards and the construction of flyovers at the 23-kilometre stretch, assured the Mayor. The residents' associations in the region have been demanding the installation of street lights for long citing the absence of lights a major reason for accidents.
During the meeting, the residents' association members also cited the need for constructing speed breakers near the accident- prone areas in the bypass to avoid over speeding of vehicles. However, District Police Chief Kozhikode City G Sparjan Kumar and national highway authority officials said it is impossible to construct humps citing the court ruling against the construction of humps.
Meantime, the officials and the corporation authorities assured to speed up the measures for the construction of fly overs at the accident prone areas.
The residents, here, have been demanding the intervention of authorities as 17 lives were lost in accidents in the stretch Ramanattukara-Pooladikkunnu stretch the last year, said the office bearers of residents association. Nine persons including children lost lives in the last five months, they said adding that majority of the accidents were taken place during night hours owing to the absence of streetlights on the bypass, which was opened for traffic 10 years ago.
They also cited heavy volume of traffic on the bypass another reason for accidents. Large number of vehicles plying to and fro the Karipur Airport and the medical college over speed in the bypass causing accident, said the residents citing a reason for their demand to construct humps.
It has also been decided to convene a meeting of all residents associations in the region to approach the authorities seeking their immediate intervention into the issue, said M P Anilkumar secretary of Nethaji Nagar residents association. We have already submitted memorandums to various departments, he added.
The meeting commemorated the three children Adarsh (7), Goutham Krishna (10) and Arathi (12), who were killed when an unidentified vehicle knocked down the two wheeler in which they were travelling.