The Biodiversity park flyover accident where a speeding car fell off onto the road below and killed a bystander had shook the nation. This was the second fatal accident on the newly inaugurated Biodiversity Park flyover in Gachibowli. This had raised several concerns from various corners.
The man behind the wheel of Volkswagen GT, Kalvakuntla Krishna Milan, a young CEO, claimed that he wasn’t speeding at 104 kmph as alleged by the police and he claimed that his car was at regular speed of 40 to 50 kmph when the accident took place. Krishna Milan and his lawyer A Prabhakar Rao have blamed the design of the flyover for the accident.
The duo blamed the sharp ‘S type’ curve on the flyover for the reason Milan’s car hit the wall of the flyover and tumbled over onto the road below. The Telangana High Court had directed the Home secretary and police not to arrest Milan till the case is heard. The judge had asked the state government to respond to Milan’s petition.
Amidst this, the Experts Committee has made a startling revelation. The Experts Committee has opined that there were compromises in Biodiversity flyover’s construction. It opined that the total required land’s acquisition was not done properly and the construction was done in the acquired land which made it difficult for the vehicles. The Experts Committee reiterated that 40 kmph is the permissible speed on the flyover to avoid accidents.
The committee said though the bridge was constructed as per the Indian Road Congress (IRC) rules, it said the bridge is not safe for the speeding vehicles. It has ordered the concerned department to put the speed-breakers to ensure that the vehicles would not cross 40 kmph speed.
The state government appointed committee comprises World Bank Road Safety Department Adviser Prof Nagabushana Rao, expetrs Dr TS Reddy, Assistant Prof Srinivas Kumar, Pradeep Reddy. The committee has submitted its report on Monday to the GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar. The issue will now be reported to minister KTR to take the necessary steps.
