A day after another garbage truck was involved in an accident that claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to ensure that all garbage vehicles in its fleet and those belonging to the contractors are certified by the Transport Department. In the last month alone, there have been three fatal accidents involving garbage trucks.
Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Tuesday said that this was among the slew of measures to be put in place to ensure such accidents do not recur.
Marshals had been entrusted with the additional responsibility of checking the drivers of garbage vehicles, both those with the BBMP and those under the contractors, at the ward mustering points every day.
