In the light of repeated instances of road accidents involving tourist vehicles on the ghat roads in Idukki, the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) has issued a safety warning for driving on hilly stretches in Idukki. The MVD plans to publish safety driving awareness messages in different languages on high-range roads.
According to MVD officials, the ghat roads witnessed over 20 accidents in two months, with six lives lost and over 30 tourists injured. Officials pointed out that vehicles from outside Idukki district as well as other states are those involved.
In the latest incident on Thursday evening, a tourist car fell into a 600 ft-deep gorge at Karadippara near Peruvanthanam on the Kottarakkara-Dindigul National Highway killing two passengers. Four others were seriously injured. On May 3, three a 27-year-old mother and her 4-year-old daughter were killed when their scooter lost control and fell on the hairpin bend near Chempakathozu Kudy near Chinnakkanal.
