Authorities have taken a number of initiatives like removal of illegal shanties and installation of reflectors and direction boards to avert accidents on the Eastern Bypass in Siliguri.
The steps were prompted by an accident that claimed four lives at Jaleswari last week.
The 9km-long Eastern Bypass connects northern and southern ends of Siliguri. It is one of the arterial routes used by vehicles moving towards the New Jalpaiguri station from the Darjeeling hills and from Salugara and other areas in the northeast of Siliguri.
Last week, a truck carrying boulders had lost control and rammed into shops along the bypass at Jaleswari. Four persons were killed in the accident.
