Vattapara accident zone
| Route information | |
|---|---|
| Length | 0.5 km (0.31 mi; 1,600 ft) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Kerala: |
| Primary destinations | Vattapara Valanchery, |
| Highway system | |
Vattapara Hairpin Turn [1] also known as (Vattapara accident zone)[2][3][4] is a road and place along the Indian National Highway 66 near Valanchery,[5] Malappuram District,[6] Kerala, India, that is known for a high number of accidents.[7] Over a five-year period there were 300 accidents, 200 injuries, and 30 deaths.
History
[edit]Vattapara Hairpin Turn[8] is located at a distance of about 4 km from Valanchery[9][10] in Malappuram district, on the National Highway formerly known as NH 17[11] and now NH 66. The 'Vattapara bend' is an 'infamous' bend [12] in Vattapara between Puthanathani and Valanchery. The number of vehicles that have flipped on the turn is not tracked. There have been more than 300 [13][3][14] road accidents in the last five years. More than 30 deaths, more than 200 injured. It is a common sight for locals to see vehicles coming and going, and firefighters ringing bells and trying to lift the vehicle. This road also called Bermuda Triangle[15] in Malappuram district[16] at Vattapara bend, a death trap for tanker lorries
Reason of accident
[edit]Frequent vehicular accidents are caused by the slope of the road approaching the curve and the lack of scientificity in the construction of the curve in terms of the slope of the surface.[17] Related to the theory of 'Banking of the Curve' (Banked turn). A vehicle speeding through a curve will still have a tendency to roll out. This is called centrifugal force. If this force survives the friction between the vehicle's tire and the road, the vehicle will fall out. This friction also depends on the speed of the vehicle, the condition of the road surface, and the load on the vehicle. Here the slope of the road is to the left. Curving vehicles are at risk by default. Tanker lorries and truckers who get off the first part at fairly good speeds at night and elsewhere without adequate warnings, or without heeding warnings, suddenly notice a single hairpin bend to the right. Most of the time, they cut to the right at once and the cart overturns to the left and the left to the left.[18][15]
Ways to cope with an accident
[edit]Change traffic
[edit]- Solutions -1 is a bypass road that connects directly from Kanjipura to Valanchery Moodal before the Vattapara bend on the National Highway diverts traffic.[19]
- Solutions - 2 The second solution is to widen the roads from Puthanathani to Thirunavaya Kuttipuram to divert traffic.[20]
See also
[edit]- Valanchery
- Roads in Kerala
- National Highway 66 (India)
- Traffic collisions in India
- Puthanathani
- Kuttipuram
- Banked turn
References
[edit]- ^ Staff Reporter (2 February 2021). "Two killed in accident". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "No respite for Vattappara from accidents | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b Staff Reporter (12 November 2018). "23 injured as bus overturns off curve". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "വടടപപാറ വളവിൽ പതിയിരികകനന അപകടം; ഭീതിയിൽ നാടടകാർ" [Danger lurking at Vattapara bend; The natives in fear]. Manoramanews (in Malayalam).
- ^ "Yahoo Search - Web Search". in.search.yahoo.com.
- ^ "വടടപപാറ അപകടം; ടാങകര ലോറി ഉയരതതാന ശരമം, ചിതരങങള കാണം" [Vattapara accident; Attempt to lift the tanker lorry, see pictures]. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam).
- ^ "റോഡ നവീകരണതതിന ശേഷം അപകടം തടർകഥ; വടടപപാറ വളവ നിവരതതണമെനന ആവശയപപെടട നാടടകാർ" [Accident sequel after road upgrade; The locals demanded that the Vattapara bend be completed]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).
- ^ "വടടപപാറ വളവില വീണടം അപകടം; ലോറി നിയനതരണം വിടട താഴേകക മറിഞഞ" [Another accident at Vattapara bend; The lorry went out of control and overturned]. www.twentyfournews.com (in Malayalam). 5 December 2020.
- ^ "2 killed after goods lorry overturns in Valanchery". Mathrubhumi.
- ^ ലേഖകൻ, മാധയമം (2 February 2021). "വളാഞചേരി വടടപപാറ വളവിൽ വീണടം അപകടം; രണട മരണം" [Another accident at Valanchery Vattapara bend; Two deaths]. www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam).
- ^ "Three killed in accident on NH17 - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "വടടപപാറ വളവിലെ ലോറി മറികകം ഭതം എനത ?" [What is the ghost that overturns the lorry at Vattapara bend?]. News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Three killed in accident at Vattappara". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "വടടപപാറ വളവിലെ അപകടം: ഗതാഗതം ഇനന പനഃസഥാപികകം" [Accident at Vattapara bend: Traffic will be restored today] (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "വടടപപാറ വളവ എനന മലപപറം ജിലലയിലെ 'ബർമഡ ടരയാംഗിൾ', ടാങകർലോറികളടെ മരണകകെണി" ['Bermuda Triangle' in Malappuram district at Vattapara bend, death trap for tanker lorries]. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam).
- ^ "മലപപറം വടടപപാറ വളവിൽ തടർകകഥയായി വാഹനാപകടങങൾ" [Accidents continue at Malappuram Vattapara bend]. Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam).
- ^ "Kerala, Demand To Rectify Dangerous Curve At Vattappara Getting Stronger". Mathrubhumi.
- ^ "Bypass work on NH-66 delayed over land issues | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tanker carrying spirit over turned at Vattappara on NH 66 | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "The accident-prone Vattappara". english.madhyamam.com. 4 October 2019.