Youth jumps from CTM double-decker overbridge: Second incident in a week, demand to raise safety net on overbridge

An unidentified youth committed suicide by jumping off the CTM crossroads double decker overbridge in Ahmedabad on Tuesday morning due to unknown reasons. The Ramol police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating to identify the deceased. The youth suddenly jumped in the middle of the ongoing traffic Motorists and pedestrians came to a standstill for a few minutes as the youth suddenly jumped in the middle of the ongoing traffic on the double-decker overbridge heading towards Vadodara Express Highway. On being informed about the incident, Ramol police and traffic police reached the spot and cleared the crowd of people gathered at the spot and traffic jam. Later, the body of the youth was sent to the hospital for postmortem. The Ramol police have registered a case of accidental death and started further investigation. Second incident in a week On the other hand, there have been incidents of people falling off or jumping off the overbridge in the past as the safety net is short at many places on the CTM double decker overbridge. Another incident has come to light in the last one week. Locals allege that people's lives are being endangered due to the short safety net on the double decker overbridge. There has been a demand to increase the height of the safety net on the overbridge.