GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police identified and apprehended the driver and the vehicle which was responsible in hitting the newly installed traffic light pole in Six Mile area, Guwahati.
The accused has been identified as Md. Ramjul Ali who is 28 years of age from Nalbari. The owner of the vehicle Md. Sultan Ali, of Aziz Nagar has also been called to join the investigation.
The incident occurred in the early hours of night on August 30. In the video footage captured on the ANPR System, it was found that a dumper had hit the pole while reversing the vehicle which was coming from the wrong side of the service lane road from Panjabari to VIP Point.
The incident occurred only after a week of installation of Integrated Management System (ITMS) in Guwahati. The Phase I of ITMS, Guwahati was launched last week on August 23 under Smart City projects for Traffic Management in which 20 junctions were installed stretching from Paltan Bazar to Khanapara. In the final phase, a total of 94 junctions are to be installed across Guwahati.
ALSO READ: Newly Installed Traffic Light At Six Mile Topples
