Accident Investigation Report - IYM Accident, Bhawanipur - Guwahati (Assam) - Multiple collision

Background Findings
Twoaccident
The carrier (WBtook73C
place
4489onand
NH-19TR at01WMaheba,
1921 ) Bake
of Automobile
war Distt-carrier
Etawaha transport
(UP) appox
were35 loaded
kms from from IYM- 1. Both the carrier belongs to IYM were running on gredual speed (36 - 39 KMPH) in the left lane at the time of
EtawahaNoida
Greater (UP). Time
on 23rdof accident
march'18asand perboth
the thedriver
carrier
and GPS
met was
with08:15
an accident
am on at 03rd
1440August
hours16.The
near accident, it was the positive attitude of drivers. (Both the driver were together from very first day)
accident involved
Bhawanipur. The accident
a rigid truck
tookofplace
Bhadouria
after running
Transporter
1875 carrying
KM fromthe IYM,
consignment
on NH-31 approx
of (41 CBUs)
3 KM before
IYM
heading towards
BHawanipur -Guwahati
Kolkata(Assam).
(1800 kms-approx)
Time of accident and oneas per
tanker
the with
driver
unknown
and GPSinformation.
was 1920 hrs After
on 28th 2. Unsafe distance - After investigation it was observed that both the carriers were not following the safe
completing
March 18.The
theaccident
loading involved
the singleTwo driver
rigid(Dev
truck
Kumar)(working
(WB 73C 4489with and same
TR 01W transport
1921 offrom
Automobile
13 years) carrier
with distance rule and same was confessed by the driver.
the vehicle no
Transporter carrying
UP 78 the
BT 5326
consignment
left from(40 IYMCBUs)each
premises on of IYM
2-Aug-2016
headingat towards
10:00 pmImphal
. NH-19
(2350 is6KMlane
-
divided road
approx) and Itanagar
with road (2100
markingKM -approx)
available.respectively
Near Maheba andatone
fly over,
Tractor-
driver
Trailer
was(HR
driving
69C with
0171)51loaded
km/hr
speedwheat
with behind
bags.
a tanker, both tanker & trailer was in middle lane, suddenly tanker driver pushed the
break
As per
to slow
GPS andthe speed
Driverinstatement
incline but- Both
truckthe driver
carrier
could were
notloaded
controlonthethe
truck
noonwith
of 23rd
help of March
break2018
to by 3. As per GPS report it was also observed that both the drivers have driven the vehicle in odd hours, however it
the
avoiddriver Abdul Alidriver
the collision and Najir
turnedUddin respectively
to truck and both
at right side due towere
thistogether
left side from
of thevery
cabinfirstcollided
day. Afterwith was not the cause of accident, also there was not possibility of fatigue since 20 min earlier both of them had a
loading
tanker. both
In all the
thiscarrier
scenariowere parked
a Alto carinwas IYMcoming
parkingfrom
and behind
moved on onthe eve ofright
extreme 24th lane
marchwith andhigh
took the power nap of 30 min.
Yamuna
speed , notexpress
noticedwaybyto truck
perform the journey.
driver. To save When accident both thetruck
with vehicle
or reached neardriver
tanker, car Bhawanipur
turned on his28th 4. It was also observed that poor visibility of the carrier (Dull radium tape and triangle) may cause of accident.
March
vehicle and running
on right sideonbut
NHdue 31 at
to the
highavg speed
speed ofof
car39its
-40 KMPH one
collided withother
dividergoods
andtrailer
crossed cameit &from back Due to it other driver may not able to judge the distance of front vehicle. As per driver statement IYM doesn’t
with higher speed
overturned and hitted
on opposite lane2nd vehicleAlto
. Neither thencar
2ndorvehicle hittedtouched
CBU carrier the 1st from
eachrear
otherbecause
duringboth this were
not maintaining the had
safe been
distance . have NO GO criteria for poor visible vehicle, and same vehicles were not inspected by LSO.
accident. No injury reported in this accident. Left side of cabin and Alto car had been
As per Eye witness statement (Owner of Bismillah Moradabad Hotel) - Both vehicle were running in
damaged.
left lane with normal speed approx 3 Km before the Bhawanipur city where one trailer hitted the 5. Both the vehicle were loaded and running with single driver. As per driver IYM has allowed the driver to load
Truck-2 from its rear (speed increased of truck -2 after hitting) and than ruck-2 hitted the truck-1 from the carrier without co-driver / helper and both of them does not have much knowledge of safety due to lack of
its rear, but before this collision this third trailer had hit the boom of one JCB which was moving on the trainings
same road at right lane and trying to come to the left side of road then this trailer driver lost the control
to hit these running trucks. Seeing this collision the JCB driver ran away from the accident spot and 6. At the time of inspection it was observed that carriers were moved from accident spot to city and
nobody knows about the JCB where it gone. CBUs were transferred to another carriers
All three vehicle have partially damaged and many of the CBUs also got damaged/scratched due to hard
jerk in accident.
No fatality observed in this accident but the driver of the third party trailer was injured. Probable cause of accident
1. After exploring the accident spot and taking statements of eye witnesses, It was observed that both the
driver were driving the vehicle with gradual speed but they were not maintaining the safe distance between
both vehicles, which caused the damage of front vehicle also.
5.Route Map 2. Rear visibility of the carrier was below the standard and was not as per CMVR (Poor quality of reflective
tape and triangle).
3. Speed of the third party vehicle was above the limit and driver was not able to control the vehicle after
minor side collision with JCB and then collided with IYM truck.

Recommendation
1. Drivers should be encouraged by the transporter to attend DDT whenever it is conducted at IYM. Transporters should make sure that all drivers involved in IYM operations should be DDT trained.
2. Transporter should monitor the driver whether he is not driving at night which is major cause of fatigue.
3. This is requested to IYM that all the vehicle must have the reflecting tape and triangles and it should be monitored each time before loading with NO GO clause since it plays the important role during dark
4.Follow all DDT methods on road i.e. Safe following distance between two running vehicles (3 second rules)
5. This is also requested to IYM that co-driver /helper must be mandatory along with driver to avoid other mishappening in future.

Date of Accident: 28th March 2018 Time of Accident : 19:20 hours Route Map
Location: 3 KM before Bhawanipur- Guwahati (Assam)
Speed: 39 km/hr (According to GPS)
Weather Condition: Clear Night (Early night) at 19:20 HRS
Transporter: Automobile Carrier
Road Conditions : 04-Lane Road each of width 3.5 m along with good road marking and road signs and proper
divider. NH-31

Crew Availability: Both Automobile Carrier were having single Driver.

Vehicles Involved in this Accident: Two Trucks of Automobile carrier : WB 73C 4489, TR 01W 1921 and One
third party Tractor-Trailer HR 69C 0171.

Accident Category: Rear - End Collision - Multiple collision

Damage to CBU- many of the CBU got damaged (Scratches and dent were observed in
maximum of damaged CBU)- No of the CBUs could not be identified
Injury: Driver of third party carrier got injured. (Leg fracture was observed)

Driving Crews (WB 73C 4489) 1st Driver 2nd Driver

Name (Age) Abdul Ali - 28 NA
Overall Experience of Driver 5 Yrs, 6 Months in IYM NA
Training History No record of DDT found NA
Driving Crews (TR 01W 1921) 1st Driver 2nd Driver
Name (Age) Najiruddin - 28 NA
Overall Experience of Driver 6 Yrs, 1 year in IYM NA
Training History No record of DDT found NA
Photos from the spot:

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