New Delhi: Barely three hours after the old Rao Tula Ram (RTR) flyover reopened just for light vehicles, a truck allegedly rammed its height barrier, meant to keep heavy vehicles away, in the early hours of Tuesday. The truck broke the upper beam of the barrier around 3am and also damaged its supporting pole.
An FIR was registered at Delhi Cantt police station under Section 281 (rash driving) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 184 (dangerous driving) of Motor Vehicles Act.
According to a complaint filed by ASI Dinesh of Delhi Traffic Police ’s Delhi Cantt circle against an unidentified driver, the truck approached the flyover at high speed and struck the barrier despite warning signs prohibiting heavy and commercial vehicles from entering the stretch. Officials said more traffic police personnel were being deployed at the spot to manually direct heavy vehicles away from the flyover. The driver allegedly fled with the truck after driving onto the flyover, which was thrown open after repairs around midnight. The complaint stated that the incident endangered the safety of the traffic personnel stationed at the spot and other motorists. The incident was recorded on a mobile phone using the E-Sakshya application, which could help investigators establish the sequence of events.