mysuru deputy commissioner of police law and order pradeep gunti on thursday wanted all vehicle users motorists to drive their vehicles slowly and safely to avoid accidents while not even causing injuries to animals as they too have the right to live without pain he was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on national bone and joints day organised jointly by mysuru district orthopaedics association indian orthopaedics association and rotary jayaprakashnagar at platinum jubilee hall of mysuru medical college and research centre at jk grounds in the city he said witnessing cruelty to animals as well as causing injuries during road accidents is also a crime people can avoid such accidents and save the lives of not only animals but also human beings if they drive slowly while following safety and traffic rules he said he also asked vehicle users to be good samaritans by shifting accident victims including animals to the nearest hospital as helping such victims during the golden hours helps save lives mysuru orthopaedic association president dr neelanagowda patil said every year about 45 lakh people are victims of various road mishaps of them 15 lakh people were killed by road accidents in 2019 he said paediatrician dr yv abhijit provided a demonstration on helping accident victims during the golden hour at the programme mysuru medical college dean dr dinesh principal dr dakshayini dr ravindranath mullur nanjundaswamy traffic police nursing and various school students were present