People gather around wreckage of a tempo traveller after it rammed into a stationary trailer truck while carrying devotees, in Phalodi district, Rajasthan on Sunday (November 2, 2025).
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Observing that expressways must not become corridors of peril due to administrative lethargy or infrastructural gaps, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of pan-India guidelines for enhancing road safety, including a ban on parking of heavy vehicles on such roads.
A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.S. Chandurkar pointed out that national highways constitute 2% of India’s total road length but account for nearly 30% of all road fatalities.
Published – April 19, 2026 01:53 pm IST
