NGO kickstarts campaign against footboard

t's hardly been a month, since the New Year began, and already there have been reports of more than five deaths due to footboard accidents in the city. That number merely scratches the surface, believes R Radhakrishnan, founder of the NGO Thozhan, who is spearheading a campaign on Friday to create awareness on the perils of travelling on bus footboards.

"As per statistics, which we have compiled using media reports and data from the Metropolitan Transport Corporation and traffic police, there are at least three footboard related accidents every day. While only the fatalities are reported, there are several accidents where people have sustained minor and major injuries," says Radhakrishnan. "Most accidents go unreported and that's one of the reasons people do not fully understand the dangers of travelling on footboards," he adds.

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