The seven pothole-related deaths in 2022 have been the highest in the last two years when this form of road fatalities has been on the increase.
Data by the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) has shown that pothole deaths remained just one in 2017 and relatively low with three fatalities in 2020, but it dramatically increased in 2021.
A BTP official from the South division told DH that roads have gone from bad to worse in the last two years.
“We alert the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials almost every day. However, they fail to take immediate action, resulting in such incidents.
