UP To Form Critical Police Station Teams To Curb Road Accident Deaths; 20 Districts Identified

Despite stricter traffic rules aimed at reducing fatalities, Uttar Pradesh continues to witness a high number of road accident deaths, raising concerns over ineffective traffic management from highways to major cities. Following directions from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the role of district police is being expanded to strengthen accident prevention and traffic control.

Director General of Police Rajiv Krishna has proposed the formation of dedicated “critical teams”, comprising five to six personnel, in every sensitive police station. Modelled on the lines of Mission Shakti Kendras, these teams will investigate road accidents, analyse causes, and identify shortcomings in traffic management. Vehicle condition, pending challans, and other contributing factors will be closely examined in cases of major accidents.

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The DGP has also directed that the efforts initiated to minimise loss of life in accidents and improve traffic management be monitored at the Police Headquarters level. In every district, special teams will now be formed at the station level to identify sensitive locations for accident prevention, and symbols related to traffic rules will also be installed. 

Under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' Zero Fatality District (ZFD) programme, 100 districts in the country have been identified as Accidental Death Reduction Districts based on data from road accidents in 2023 and 2024 via the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD). 

These include 20 districts from Uttar Pradesh. Within these districts, Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Agra, Prayagraj, Bulandshahr, Unnao, Hardoi, Aligarh, Mathura, Bareilly, Fatehpur, Sitapur, Gorakhpur, Barabanki, Kushinagar, Jaunpur, Badaun, Firozabad, and Azamgarh, 283 police stations where 80 per cent of accidents occur have also been identified.

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In the first phase, 'critical teams' will be formed in all these police stations, and their responsibilities and accountability will be defined. Each team will consist of a minimum of one sub-inspector and four constables. All accident cases will be investigated exclusively by these critical teams. 

Additionally, 89 critical corridors and 3,233 accident-prone areas have been identified across the 20 districts. Data analysis has revealed that a higher number of accidents occur in the outskirts of cities and within the jurisdictions of police stations along highways. 

Consequently, special critical teams will soon be formed in accident-prone police stations in every district, and the deployment of police personnel will also be increased.