According to the world health organization road traffic injuries caused an estimated 1 35 million deaths worldwide in the year 2016. This list of countries by traffic related death rate shows the annual number of road fatalities per capita per year per number of motor vehicles and per vehicle km in some countries in the year the data was collected. Road accidents in india account to 1 5 lakh a year.
Who world health organisation records 13 5 lakh deaths in the world. Truck and lorry users followed with a death toll of 17 158. Two wheeler users were followed by car jeep taxi users whose death toll was 26 869.
The number of two wheeler users who died in road accidents was 48 746 which was 33 per cent of the total deaths in road accidents. At least 5 227 people were killed while 6 953 injured in 4 702 road accidents in 2019. The number of road crashes and deaths saw a alarming rise last year compared to the previous year.
The ministry of road transport and highways on tuesday issued a report on road accidents in india in 2018 which showed that road accidents last year increased by 0 46 as compared to 2017. Road accidents in india claimed over 1 5 lakh lives in the country in 2018 with over speeding of vehicles being the biggest reason for casualties a government report said. The number of persons killed in road crashes in india touched all time high in 2018 registering over 1 51 lakh fatalities an increase of nearly 3 500 more people losing their lives as.
The amended motor vehicle act was introduced last year and brought with it some hefty fines. Out of 13 5 lakh people who die each year in road accidents globally india accounts for 1 5 lakh deaths. There is one death every four minutes due to a road accident in india.
5 lives end on delhi s roads everyday. 16 children die on indian roads daily. Over 1 37 000 people were killed in road accidents in 2013 alone that is more than the number of people killed in all our wars put together.
Uttar pradesh topped the list with 22 655 fatalities 15 of all road.
Death in road accident in india 2019. Around 1 49 lakh people died in road accidents across the country in 2019 a reduction of nearly 1 600 from 2018.
Around 1 49 lakh people died in road accidents across the country in 2019 a reduction of nearly 1 600 from 2018.
