Same news From Nepalnews.com *** Commission on road accidents soon The government is planning to form a high-level commission that will investigate road accidents and suggest measures to contain them. ?The government is going to form a high-level commission within two weeks to investigate road accidents and recommend ways to control them,? said Urba Dutta Panta, state minister for Labor and Transport Management at a program organized by the Reporters Club Nepal on Monday. He said the government was seriously concerned over the recent spate of road accidents. Panta informed that plans were afoot to build blacktopped road at Krishnabhir of Prithivi Highway where most accidents take place, particularly during rainy season. Transport entrepreneurs participating at the program blamed the government for not showing concern to growing traffic hazards, mainly during the festival season. They also lamented the hectic security checks along the highways, which rather prompt the drivers to speed up hence increasing the risk of accident. In Nepal, an estimated 900 people die in road accidents each year and over 4000 sustain injuries. With growing number of vehicles, bad condition of roads and the slack monitoring mechanism of the government, road accidents are growing every single day. nepalnews.com mbk Oct 26 04