The death of a 47-year-old Home Guard in a freak accident, while trying to stop a heavy goods vehicle entering the city roads during peak hours, has again raised concerns about the safety of personnel posted to manage traffic on the city’s streets.
Vijay Kumar D., a Home Guard posted at Doddabele junction in Kengeri, ran in front of the heavy vehicle and asked the driver to take a diversion and return. Heavy vehicles are banned within city limits from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. everyday.
As the driver tried to take a diversion, Vijay Kumar, running next to the vehicle, slipped and came under its wheels. Constable Kallappa Pajari, who was on duty with Vijay Kumar, rushed him to a hospital, but he was declared brought dead.
