Over 6K driving licences suspended in 4 months in Telangana

A total of 6,916 driving licences have been suspended between April 1 and August 31. The suspensions were imposed for offences including speeding, drunk driving, carrying passengers in goods vehicles, wrong-side driving, and overloading.

According to the Transport Department of Telangana, over the past five years, fatal road accidents have



resulted in 21,745 male and 13,308 female deaths, averaging 20 fatalities per day. The majority of these victims were aged between 25 and 45 years.

Earlier, the Hyderabad traffic police booked 4,056 motorists for drunken driving, with 65 individuals jailed on August 12 alone. Courts have imposed fines totalling Rs 76,43,700 on violators during this period.