Delhi: These roads are fatal crash hotspots, shows govt report
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi: These roads are fatal crash hotspots, shows govt report

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A report by the Delhi government has identified 18 hotspots roads in the national capital that are infamous for the high number of fatalities from traffic accidents and requires safety interventions to lower the mortality count, as reported by Hindustan Times. As per the report titled “Delhi Road Safety Report: Data to Action”, 18 crash hot spots saw more than 10 deaths in the three years between 2019 and 2021. According to Delhi Crash Report 2021 prepared by the city’s traffic police, the number of fatalities due to road accidents in Delhi totalled 1,239 in 2021, an increase from 1,196 fatalities in the previous year. Scooter/motorcycle riders were the second most vulnerable victims constituting 38.1 percent of the total persons killed, as per the 2021 Delhi Road crash report. Geetam Tiwari, professor and head of the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre at IIT Delhi said, “The new report is an important step towards achieving the global target of reducing road crash death by 50% by 2030.” “Road crash deaths have been reducing in NCT of Delhi since 2012.

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