Pune cop’s road-sweep act at accident spot earns kudos

PUNE: A video clip of a woman traffic police constable sweeping aside glass and fibre pieces of a motorcycle following an accident on Tilak Road on Monday evening went viral and drew varied reactions from several users on various social media platforms.
“I swept the road to ensure that there were no further accidents. Vehicle tyres could have also fattened due to the glass pieces,” said traffic constable Razia Sayyed, who had borrowed a broom from a nearby eatery and cleared the spot immediately after the accident occurred on the busy Tilak Road.
Sayyed’s prompt action took everyone around the accident spot by surprise.
A few passersby and one of the eatery owners started video-recording her action and posted the clips on different social media sites. On Tuesday, the video clip got circulated widely and the police constable and her action became a talk of the town.
“Me and my colleague, Sanjay Kadam, were manning the traffic junction near SP College Chowk on Tilak Road. Around 7pm, a speeding autorickshaw jumped the red signal and collided head on with a motorcycle. Both of us rushed there to help the victims, who had sustained head injuries. Kadam provided first aide and called an ambulance,” Sayyed told TOI on Tuesday.
“The motorcycle was damaged badly as its headlamp and mirror broke. The broken glass and fibre material scattered all over the accident site. I realized that motorists were avoiding the glass pieces. There were chances of them meeting with accidents” she said.
“I was not aware about people video-recording my action of cleaning up the spot with a broom. However, I got multiple calls from people on Tuesday appreciating my effort,” the constable added.
Both the motorcyclist and the autorickshaw driver suffered minor head injuries.
A social media user, Adhish Ughade, commented on a post related to Sayeed’s action: “She is executing her duties diligently. Hats off to her. Salute.”
Another social media user, Shankar, said “The woman constable is upholding her duty and serving the people.”
Sayyed is posted with the Khadak traffic division of the city police. She is with the police force for 16 years and has been serving the traffic division for the past five years.