Mishaps on the road are common occurrences these days. The heavy flow of traffic, habitually rash driving and frequent breach of safety rules result in ever-increasing fatal accidents.
Last week I witnessed a horrifying road tragedy. Even today I get goose-pimples on recollecting it. I was standing at a shop when I was startled to hear a screech of brakes and a crushing sound of metal. What I saw sent shivers down my spine. A truck has collided with a car, smashing it completely, I, along with others, rushed to the spot. A gory sight awaited us.
All the occupants of the car had been killed on the spot and their mangled bodies were beyond recognition. The accident had claimed one others victim-a cyclist coming right behind the car. He had rammed his cycle into the truck. The truck driver and his three companions were critically injured.
Their pathetic cries rent the air. A few persons from the crowd came forward and rushed them to a nearby hospital. Soon the police arrived and got busy with the usual formalities. The accident was caused because of the car driver’s recklessness.
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He had tried to overtake another vehicle and failed to judge the speed of the truck coming from the opposite direction I was compelled to think how hazardous it had become to drive on the busy roads of our modem cities.