Saudi- Lack of safety steps accidents alarm Najan

(MENAFN- Arab News) RIYADH: Residents of Najan a town in the south of Riyadh are alarmed over increasing road accidents.
'Several accidents are taking on regular interval and we wonder why no preventive measures have not yet been taken' he said.
Residents blamed it on local officials for not being responsible enough to bring the road accidents under check according to an online report.
There are no signal lights that would regulate traffic flow on both sides of the road which connects the city center with the southern parts of the city and neighboring countries they argue.
In the absence of zebra crossing or pedestrians' path the people simply cross the busy roads which is risky.
Also they noted the roads have become quite teeming with increased volume of traffic exposing residents to greater risks.
Some of them suggested that a bridge or a flyover be constructed where people would pass safely from one side to the other.
'Concerned government officials might as well do it now to avoid the unnecessary loss of life and limb because of the increasing number of residents' they said.
They will eventually be forced to do it because of the inevitable growth in the population of Najan they added.