The under-construction Baddi-Nalagarh national highway has become a death trap with 44 fatalities occurring on this stretch in the past 15 months. Just 8 per cent of the four-laning work, which began last year, has been completed till now.
Police records say 151 road accidents took place in Baddi police district in 2022. Of these, 75 occurred on the national highway with 39 persons losing their lives and 90 suffering from injuries. This year till March, 14 of the 45 accidents in Baddi took place on the highway. The highway mishaps resulted in five fatalities and injuries to 11.
