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AAA The West Zone of the Tamil Nadu Police saw a decline in road accidents and law and order cases this year in comparison with 2019, Inspector General of Police (West Zone) K. Periaiah said on Wednesday.
West Zone comprises eight districts, namely Coimbatore, Tiruppur, the Nilgiris, Salem, Erode, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri.
Mr. Periaiah said deaths due to road accidents had reduced this year by 19.55%, compared to the previous year. Only 1,675 road accident deaths were reported in 2020, as against 2,082 in 2019.
Accident cases registered in the West Zone also saw a decline of 18.48%. While 12,619 cases were registered in 2019, only 10,286 were registered in 2020. However, there was an increase in the number of motor vehicle petty cases as 33,93,835 cases were registered and a fine of over ₹20.54 crore was collected.