Two wheelers account for 25 of total road crash deaths. 1214 road crashes occur every day in india. One serious road accident in the country occurs every minute and 16 die on indian roads every hour.
Drunken driving is one of the leading causes of road fatalities. There is one death every four minutes due to a road accident in india. As per the government data almost 1 5 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents in 2017 which translates to 17 deaths every hour due to an accident.
Uttar pradesh most dangerous infographic image for representation. Every hour 17 people die in india due to road accidents. 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. 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 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.
Uttar pradesh topped the list with 22 655 fatalities 15 of all road. Around 1 49 lakh people died in road accidents across the country in 2019 a reduction of nearly 1 600 from 2018. 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.
