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Vadakkancherry accident: Opposition parties slam ‘slack’ traffic enforcement as public anger mounts against reckless driving, poor roads

Thiruvananthapuram

The death of nine persons, including five students, in a suspected reckless driving accident in Palakkad, has seared on Kerala's collective consciousness. Social media was on Thursday awash with posts raging at poor road conditions and lax traffic enforcement in the State.

The perceived failure of the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) to rein in rash driving has drawn flak from Opposition parties. The Congress and the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) have seized on the popular sentiment to assail the MVD.

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