Mohali, March 24 -- The district has 93 black spots associated with frequent accidents and fatalities, according to a study by the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre for 2022-24. This marks a slight increase from the previous study, which had recorded 92 such accident-prone locations.

A black spot is defined as a stretch of about 500 metres or a specific junction where repeated serious accidents have occurred over a defined period. As per guidelines of the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH), a location is classified as a black spot if it records at least five road accidents involving fatalities or grievous injuries within the last three calendar years, or if 10 fatalities have occurred during the same perio...