Over 50 per cent of pedestrian deaths in Delhi this year have been found to be hit-and-run cases.
Cops and hospital authorities, however, insist that those helping accident victims are not harassed.
"While there has been a 20 per cent decline in the number of pedestrians dying in road accidents this year over last year, a large number have died because the car owner chose to run away without attempting to help the victim. Even in cases of other fatal accidents, a sizeable portion - over 37 per cent - comprises hit-and-run cases," said joint commissioner of police (traffic) Satyendra Garg.
About 152 bikers have lost their lives in hit-and-run cases out of 514 people dying this way. As a result, there is a delay in trauma care, which marks the difference between life and death.
"Many of these hit-and-run episodes are at night when there are fewer eyewitnesses and people feel they are free to not take responsibility for their actions," added Garg.
"We have received several accident cases in which there has been considerable delay in hospital admission that has proved fatal. These patients have not arrived within the so-called golden hour when they could have survived. Victims in at least 15 per cent accident cases would survive if there was no such delay," said Dr M C Misra, chief of AIIMS Trauma Centre.
Hospital officials say people who rush accident victims to hospitals are not asked to divulge their details. "We merely ask where the victim was found so that it is easier to identify the patient. People are free to leave after they hand over the victim," said Dr Misra.
Cops, too, insist they don't harass such people. "We advise people to take care of road accident victims and they are not harassed," said additional DCP (crime) and Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat.
Times view
Much has been done in terms of changes in rules and procedure to encourage good Samaritans to help accident victims. Unlike in the past, a person taking such a victim to a hospital no longer needs to reveal his or her name and other details. If the fear of getting entangled in needless court cases or bureaucratic hassles at hospitals still remains a dominant theme, it can only be because of lack of awareness about these changes. The police must take note of this fact and launch a sustained campaign to inform citizens about them. Considering that the benefits will be in the form of lives saved, the effort would be well worth it.
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