Amid concerns over high accident rate, India and US today announced a pilot study to make the Yamuna Expressway connecting National Capital Region of Delhi (NCR) and Agra safer.
The study will examine all road traffic accidents on the Expressway to identify the risk factors associated with it which can then be utilized to plan interventions to help save lives in the future.
The study was announced during an event featuring the US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx's visit to India.
The study was announced by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) under the Health Ministry and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in US.
"The centers have developed a retrospective study examining road accidents that happened on the Yamuna expressway in 2014. The study will determine the number of accidents, their pattern, and health services provided to victims.
"This retrospective study will inform a study which will examine all road traffic accidents on the Yamuna Expressway to identify the risk factors associated with road traffic accidents that cause injuries. These risk factors will be utilized to plan interventions which will help save lives in the future," a US Embassy statement said.
It said that the pilot study will help plan for better emergency and accident management practices by looking at carriageway and human factors, the mortality rate in accidents and ascertaining the requirements for the pre-hospital, hospital and rehabilitative care.
"The results will help formulate guidelines for comprehensive prevention, control, management and rehabilitation services for road safety on expressways and highways," it said.
