The Mumbai Police Traffic Division accident analysis cell has identified 26 most deadly spots across the city. These black spots have been prone to accidents, claiming many lives and leaving others with lifelong injuries. mid-day spoke to various transport experts to find out the reason for these black spots and how they can be tackled to reduce the number of accidents.

 
M Ramkumar, additional commissioner of police (traffic), told mid-day, “The 26 spots were identified based on the number of accidents. The Western Express Highway (WEH) and Eastern Express Highway (EEH) were also included in the analysis. There were more spots in the previous list, but since the number of accidents over the years has decreased because of preventive measures and stationing of officials, those spots were removed from this list. According to the spots shortlisted, the most accidents over the last four years took place on the Sion Panvel highway, opposite Jakat Naka Chowki in Mankhurd while the least accidents were recorded on Bindu Madhav Thackeray Junction, Vikhroli East.”