Bengaluru’s three expressways are increasingly becoming death traps for vehicle users. Alarmed by the frequency of crashes on these access-controlled highways, the traffic police have suggested speed regulation measures and infrastructural changes to make them safer.
The expressways (Ballari Road, Electronics City and Tumakuru Road) reported a total of 45 accidents, including 11 fatal ones, in the year gone by.
Ballari Road, which connects the city with the airport in the far north, has been particularly deadly for vehicle users. Since 2018, it has seen more accidents than the other two expressways combined. In 2021 alone, 35 accidents took place on the expressway, killing eight people and injuring 44 others. In contrast, the Electronics City expressway reported six accidents (one fatal) and Tumakuru Road four accidents (two fatal) during the same period.
