Crash alert!Byline: MANDEEP SINGH For the fictional global crime syndicate, see . Singh is a Sanskrit word meaning "lion". It is used as a common surname and middle name in North India by many communities, especially by the Sikhs and the Rajputs. TWO people have been killed, 19 seriously injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. and 46 hurt with minor injuries on Bahrain's roads in the first 18 days of Ramadan Ramadan (rämädän`, răm'ədän`), in Islam, the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which all Muslims must fast during the daylight hours. Indulgence of any sort is forbidden during the fast. , it was revealed yesterday. The Traffic Directorate's figures are backed up by reports of a "marked increase" in road accident victims being treated at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) ). A total of 3,833 vehicles have been damaged in non-injury road accidents over the same time, said traffic police. Road accident calls to the ambulance services normally go up in the month of Ramadan, with most of the calls coming between 5pm and 6pm, as people head home to break their fast, said SMC accident and emergency department sources. "While there are normally between 15 and 18 calls for road accidents every day; during this month, there are sometimes more than 20 calls. Many of these result in paramedics treating the victims for minor injuries on the spot," they said. Department chairman Dr Jassim Al Mehza said the general increase in the number of road traffic accident injuries was a cause for concern. "While I cannot say that there is an increase since the beginning of the Holy Month, what I can say is that there is an increase overall," he said. On an average, doctors see at least one serious injury every day as the result of a traffic accident. "This is the case any day and not necessarily during Ramadan," said Dr Al Mehza. He said the Health Ministry was always co-ordinating with the Traffic Directorate in educating people on safe driving habits, including the use of seat belts and avoiding speeding. In the only fatal accident so far this month, two Bahraini youngsters died on the spot and four others were injured in a head-on collision A head-on collision is one where the front ends of two ships, trains, planes or vehicles hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision. Rail transport With rail, a head-on collision often implies a collision on a single line railway. on the Shaikh Hamad Highway near Roundabout 17, Hamad Town, on September September: see month. 8. Following that accident, Traffic Directorate accidents department head Major Mohammed Al Binali said a new rapid-response unit had been formed to investigate fatal accidents. He said specially-trained traffic police in the squad would conduct investigations at the scene and through forensic Belonging to courts of justice. forensic 1) adj. from Latin forensis for "belonging to the forum," ancient Rome's site for public debate, and currently meaning pertaining to the courts. examination. They have been trained to calculate the speed at which vehicles were travelling, whether they were in the right lane and other factors, such as when drivers braked, if at all. Major Al Binali said the aim was to speed up investigations into fatal accidents and ensure that those to blame were identified. He said the new unit would respond along with other emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , to gather as much information from the scene as possible. Vehicles involved would also undergo technical examinations and forensic experts may even be called in to gather samples from the wreckage wreck·age n. 1. The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked. 2. Something wrecked. 3. The debris of something wrecked. to help identify victims, if necessary. mandeep@gdn.com.bh Copyright 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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