{
  "id": 9758353,
  "title": "Odisha proposes holding road builders liable for pedestrian deaths from faulty works",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/odisha-proposes-holding-road-builders-liable-for-pedestrian-deaths",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:19:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-proposes-holding-road-builders-liable-for-pedestrian-deaths-from-faulty-works-101790335159872.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to proposed rules, contractors and engineers could face prosecution under Section 198A of the Motor Vehicles Act if faulty construction of roads leads to pedestrian’s death or disability",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}