In 2021, road accidents took lives of 4,518 children under 18 in U.P., says NCRB
1 year, 4 months ago

In 2021, road accidents took lives of 4,518 children under 18 in U.P., says NCRB

Hindustan Times  

NCRB data reveals that almost 108 children under 18 lose their lives in different accidents every day across the country. The NCRB data for 2021 shows that at least 4,518 children under the age of 18 lost their lives in various accidents across U.P. Additionally, NCRB data reveals that almost 108 children under 18 lose their lives in different accidents every day across the country. In U.P., 1,248 children under 14 years of age and 3,270 children between 14 and 18 years of age tragically died in different accidents reported in the state in 2021. Madhya Pradesh witnessed 3,128 children under 14 years of age and 2,797 children between 14 and 18 years of age losing their lives in different accidents reported in the state.

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Kerala: Hundreds Bid Farewell to 4 Schoolgirls Who Died in Accident
3 months ago

Kerala: Hundreds Bid Farewell to 4 Schoolgirls Who Died in Accident

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of people bid a tearful farewell to the four schoolgirls who died in the tragic accident at Panayampadam in Palakkad district. The deceased, Irfana Sherin, Ridha Fathima, Nidha Fathima, and A.S. Aysha, were all eighth-grade students of Karimba Government Higher Secondary School. The accident has sparked a major debate about the rising number of road accident fatalities in …

Around 60% road accident victims in 18-34 age group: Minister Nitin Gadkari
3 months ago

Around 60% road accident victims in 18-34 age group: Minister Nitin Gadkari

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that he hides his face over the number of road accidents in India during international conferences. He lamented that road accidents claim 1.78 lakh lives annually with around 60% of those dying being in the prime age group of 18-34 years. On Wednesday, in the Rajya Sabha, …

Nitin Gadkari on road accidents in India: 'I try to hide my face in meetings abroad'
3 months ago

Nitin Gadkari on road accidents in India: 'I try to hide my face in meetings abroad'

Hindustan Times  

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that road accidents in India have increased and that human behaviour must change for things to improve. Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Gadkari said road accidents claim 1.78 lakh lives annually …

60% of road accident deaths in 18-34 age group: Gadkari
3 months ago

60% of road accident deaths in 18-34 age group: Gadkari

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As many as 1.78 lakh people are killed in road accidents annually in the country and 60 per cent of the victims are in the age group of 18-34 years, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday. "One unfortunate fact is that of the 1.78 lakh people dying in road accidents, 60 …

10 things about India’s road safety figures as Gadkari flags 172,000 deaths in 2023
3 months, 2 weeks ago

10 things about India’s road safety figures as Gadkari flags 172,000 deaths in 2023

Firstpost  

India saw a spike in the number of road accidents and fatalities in 2023 as compared to the previous year. Addressing an event on Road safety in Uttar Pradesh’s capital city Lucknow, Gadkari, on Saturday shared more shocking numbers related to accidents in India in 2023 10 things about India’s road safety figures 1 - Of the total road accident …

Road accident deaths in India rise by 2 per cent during the period 2010-2021
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Road accident deaths in India rise by 2 per cent during the period 2010-2021

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India has reported an increase in estimated road traffic deaths by two per cent during 2010-2021, with vulnerable road users like motorized two and three-wheelers and pedestrians constituting the total reported traffic deaths in the country, according to a report released by WHO on Monday. The World Health Body also estimated that in India, the highest number of …

6,765 children have died due to unnatural causes in State in four years, State Crime Records Bureau
1 year, 3 months ago

6,765 children have died due to unnatural causes in State in four years, State Crime Records Bureau

The Hindu  

A total of 6,765 children below the age of 18 years have died due to unnatural causes in Karnataka during four years between 2019 and 2022, according to data made available by the State Crime Records Bureau. The SCRB, earlier this month, shared the disturbing statistics in response to a Right to Information query from Odanadi Seva Samsthe in Mysuru …

Nearly 1.68 lakh people died in 4.61 lakh road accidents in 2022: Road Ministry report
1 year, 4 months ago

Nearly 1.68 lakh people died in 4.61 lakh road accidents in 2022: Road Ministry report

The Hindu  

A total of 4,61,312 road accidents occurred in 2022, which claimed 1,68,491 lives, while 4,43,366 people were injured, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The report titled 'Road accidents in India — 2022' said this marks an 11.9% year-on-year rise in accidents and a 9.4% increase in fatalities. As per the report, …

30% drop in Mumbai road accident deaths in 2022: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

30% drop in Mumbai road accident deaths in 2022: Report

Live Mint  

Mumbai recorded a 30% decline in fatalities due to road accidents in 2022 as compared to the previous year thanks to awareness campaigns conducted by the traffic police, a senior official said on Monday. Last year, at least 268 people were killed in 257 road accidents in the city, while 387 people lost their lives in 376 accidents in 2021, …

Govt Data Reveals 3 PM to 9 PM is the Most Dangerous Time to be on Indian Roads
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt Data Reveals 3 PM to 9 PM is the Most Dangerous Time to be on Indian Roads

News 18  

The 3 pm to 9 pm period has proven to be quite risky and fatal on Indian roads as the government data shows nearly 40% of the total road accidents registered in 2021 took place during that time. Also, barring 2020 – the year that saw nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak –each year between 2017 and 2021, India reported …

Road accidents due to use of mobile phones claimed over 1k deaths: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Road accidents due to use of mobile phones claimed over 1k deaths: Report

Live Mint  

A total of 1,997 road accidents occurred in 2021 due to the use of mobile phones while driving, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways report titled ‘Road accidents in India--2021’. The data further stated that 555 road accidents took place due to jumping red lights while claimed 222 lives in 2021. According to the data release by …

After COVID blip, deaths on Indian roads rose again in 2021
2 years, 2 months ago

After COVID blip, deaths on Indian roads rose again in 2021

The Hindu  

Fatalities due to road accidents resumed their upward trajectory, after a rare decline in 2020 due to restrictions on movement due to COVID-19. A total number of 4,12,432 road accidents were reported across the country last year, claiming 1,53,972 lives and causing injuries to 3,84,448 persons, according to the Road Accidents in India-2021 report. Those under 18 years totalled 5% …

Road accidents claimed 1.53 lakh lives in India in 2021: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Road accidents claimed 1.53 lakh lives in India in 2021: Report

Live Mint  

A total of 4,12,432 unfortunate incidences of road accidents occurred during 2021 which claimed 1, 53,972 lives and caused injuries to 3, 84,448 persons, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The report titled ‘Road accidents in India -- 2021’, said major indicators related with accidents have performed better in 2021 when compared …

Data Point | Who is the median road accident victim in India?
2 years, 6 months ago

Data Point | Who is the median road accident victim in India?

The Hindu  

The 2021 edition of ‘Analysis of Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ brings out the overall trend in road accident deaths and some intriguing deviations at the State-level On September 4, former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, 54, died in a car accident while he was on his way to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. Last year, despite a significant reduction in …

What data tells us about India’s deadly roads
2 years, 6 months ago

What data tells us about India’s deadly roads

Live Mint  

It’s no secret that India’s roads are a potent killer. Students, housewives, techies, small bizpersons Order book a plus, but HAL must get execution right Mistry is an addition to a long list of prominent personalities who have lost their lives to road accidents, from former President Giani Zail Singh’s death in 1994 to Bharatiya Janata Party politician Gopinath Munde …

Road crashes claimed 1.55 lakh lives in India in 2021, highest ever in a calendar year: Govt data
2 years, 6 months ago

Road crashes claimed 1.55 lakh lives in India in 2021, highest ever in a calendar year: Govt data

India TV News  

Highlights Over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India in 2021 Besides the deaths, 3.71 lakh people were also injured in 4.03 lakh road accidents In 2020, the year of COVID-19 lockdowns, there were 3.54 lakh road accidents in the country Over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India in 2021 -- an average …

Data | In 2021, over 1.5 lakh died in road accidents, most were young men speeding on two-wheelers
2 years, 6 months ago

Data | In 2021, over 1.5 lakh died in road accidents, most were young men speeding on two-wheelers

The Hindu  

The number of people killed in road accidents in 2021 reached the highest level at least since 2014. Accidents and deaths The chart shows the number of road accidents, number of injured and number of related deaths in India. Click to remove AMP mode State-wise deaths The map shows the State-wise number of road accident deaths recorded in 2021. Share …

Two-wheelers claimed highest number of lives in accidents in 2021: NCRB report
2 years, 6 months ago

Two-wheelers claimed highest number of lives in accidents in 2021: NCRB report

The Hindu  

Two-wheelers have claimed the highest number of lives — nearly 70,000 people — in road accidents in the country during 2021. “During 2021, two wheelers have accounted for maximum fatal road accidents, contributing 44.5 per cent of total road accidental deaths, followed by cars and trucks or lorries,” the report said. A total of 28.9% and 11.9% of total fatal …

Two wheelers claimed highest number of lives in accidents in 2021
2 years, 6 months ago

Two wheelers claimed highest number of lives in accidents in 2021

Firstpost  

According to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau, as many as 1,55,622 people lost their lives due to road accidents in 2021 New Delhi: Two wheelers have claimed the highest number of lives – nearly 70,000 people – in road accidents in the country during 2021. During 2021, two wheelers have accounted for maximum fatal road accidents, …

1.73 lakh died in traffic accidents in India in 2021, UP ranked highest: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

1.73 lakh died in traffic accidents in India in 2021, UP ranked highest: Report

India TV News  

Highlights As many as 1.73 lakh people lost their lives in around 4.22 lakh traffic accidents in India in 2021. Traffic accidents report: As many as 1.73 lakh people lost their lives in around 4.22 lakh traffic accidents in the country in 2021 with Uttar Pradesh reporting the highest number of deaths in such mishaps at 24,711 deaths followed by …

2020 Saw Least Road Accidents in 20 Years, but Topped in Severity: News18 Analysis of Centre’s Report
2 years, 9 months ago

2020 Saw Least Road Accidents in 20 Years, but Topped in Severity: News18 Analysis of Centre’s Report

News 18  

In 2020, India saw the lowest number of road accidents since 2000, least deaths since 2009, a Union government report analysed by CNN-News18 shows. However, road accident severity, measured by the number of persons killed per 100 accidents, increased in 2020 to 36 – highest since 2000. The report – ‘Road accidents in India – 2020’ – revealed that there …

Road rash: Accidents went down in 2020 but there is more than meets the eye
2 years, 9 months ago

Road rash: Accidents went down in 2020 but there is more than meets the eye

India Today  

The number of road accidents and fatalities declined in 2020, as compared to 2019. Road accident severity is calculated by the number of persons killed per 100 accidents, and India’s national average increased from 33.7 in 2019 to 36.0 in 2020, the highest in two decades. For instance, total road accidents decreased on an average by 18.46 per cent and …

Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says
2 years, 9 months ago

Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay at home. “Our nation has taken a dangerous and deadly step backwards in traffic safety and impaired driving,” said MADD National President Alex Otte, who urged strong public-private …

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study
3 years ago

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one child is left orphaned or loses …

1.2 lakh people died in road accidents in 2020: NCRB
3 years, 5 months ago

1.2 lakh people died in road accidents in 2020: NCRB

The Hindu  

India recorded 1.2 lakh cases of “deaths due to negligence relating to road accidents” in 2020, with 328 persons losing their lives every day on an average, despite the COVID-19 lockdown, according to government data. As many as 3.92 lakh lives have been lost in three years in deaths due to negligence related to road accidents, the National Crime Records …

Govt Aims to Cut Road Accident Deaths by Half, Bring Down to Zero by 2030: Nitin Gadkari
3 years, 10 months ago

Govt Aims to Cut Road Accident Deaths by Half, Bring Down to Zero by 2030: Nitin Gadkari

News 18  

Addressing a webinar hosted by the Internaional Institute of Security and Safety Management, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said that he has prepared a roadmap to cut deaths on highways by half in four years. The Stockholm Declaration, Gadkari said, on road safety in Sweden held in February last year called for a reduction in road accidents …

Over-Speeding Caused Most Road Deaths in 2019: Ministry of Road Transport
4 years, 4 months ago

Over-Speeding Caused Most Road Deaths in 2019: Ministry of Road Transport

News 18  

Over-speeding led to a maximum number of road crashes and deaths in India in 2019, revealed the annual road accident report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. In a cause-wise split, maximum number of road crashes and deaths were caused by over-speeding, which accounted for 67.3 per cent or 1,01,699 deaths, 71 per cent of crashes and 72.4 …

Watch | All about road accidents in India
4 years, 5 months ago

Watch | All about road accidents in India

The Hindu  

Road accidents are the leading cause of death among people in the 5-29 age-group worldwide according to a World Health Organisation report. India accounts for about 5 lakh road accidents annually, one of the highest in the world, in which about 1.5 lakh people die and another 3 lakh become crippled. Singh has said that around 71% of 4.49 lakh …

Road crashes in Delhi down 14% in 2019, most victims males: NCRB
4 years, 6 months ago

Road crashes in Delhi down 14% in 2019, most victims males: NCRB

Live Mint  

Road accidents in Delhi came down by 14% in 2019 when 226 lesser people were killed in the crashes in comparison to 2018, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data. The national capital recorded 5,601 road mishaps in which 1,508 people were killed and another 4,949 injured, down from 6,517 accident cases, 1,734 deaths and 5,640 injured people …

NCRB report: 11 people ended lives, 14 killed in road mishaps daily in Haryana last year
4 years, 6 months ago

NCRB report: 11 people ended lives, 14 killed in road mishaps daily in Haryana last year

Hindustan Times  

Seventy nine percent of the total 4,191 suicides recorded last year in Haryana were committed by men, stated the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India-2019’ report of the National Crime Records Bureau. 5,269 LIVES LOST IN ROAD ACCIDENTS If Haryana saw at least 11 suicides in a day last year, road accidents killed as many as 14 people daily in …

Road accident deaths show downward trend in UP
5 years, 1 month ago

Road accident deaths show downward trend in UP

Hindustan Times  

Probably for the first time in many years, Uttar Pradesh appears to have put the brakes on the rapid increase in road accidents and consequent deaths in the state that had been leading the country in terms of fatalities due to such mishaps. In absolute terms, the number of accidents and deaths increased by 4 and 399, respectively, over 2018 …

12 die on Kerala roads everyday
5 years, 4 months ago

12 die on Kerala roads everyday

Deccan Chronicle  

Alappuzha: The roads in the state continue to be death traps with accidents claiming a heavy toll of lives. On an average, 12 people die on the roads daily while 3,375 people were killed, 24,489 sustained serious injuries and 10,020 minor in 30,784 accidents till September this year. Road deaths continue to rise in spite of implementing the amended MV …

Opinion | Where the streets have no shame
5 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Where the streets have no shame

Live Mint  

Globally, around 1.35 million people aged 5-29 die every year in road accidents, with another 50 million sustaining injuries, according to a World Health Organization report. As Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari piloted the Motor Vehicles Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, he rued the fact that despite his best efforts over the past five years, he could …

802,000 infants died in India last year, says UN report
6 years, 5 months ago

802,000 infants died in India last year, says UN report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition and basic health services resulted in 802,000 infant deaths in India in 2017, despite the government’s programmes on sanitation, health and nutrition, a report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation released on Tuesday revealed. Infant deaths in India remained the highest in the world, said the …

Road accidents kill 34 people daily in country’s North: Union transport ministry report
7 years, 5 months ago

Road accidents kill 34 people daily in country’s North: Union transport ministry report

Hindustan Times  

At least 34 people were killed every day in road accidents across Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir last year. These mishaps claimed a whopping 12,481 lives in 2016 as compared to 11,914 people killed in road accidents in 2015, according to ‘Road Accidents in India-2016’ report of the union ministry of road transport on the roads …

Mumbaiites between 18 and 25, beware, you’re most vulnerable to road accidents: Study
7 years, 9 months ago

Mumbaiites between 18 and 25, beware, you’re most vulnerable to road accidents: Study

Hindustan Times  

Zipping along the state’s roads at high speeds, often without a helmet, seems like an attractive proposition for many young commuters. Youngsters are most vulnerable to accidents owing to their refusal to follow road regulations and their penchant for speeding, say experts. The data looked at people belonging to seven age groups and concluded that those between the ages of …

Capital’s deadly roads claim one life every 6 hours
8 years, 9 months ago

Capital’s deadly roads claim one life every 6 hours

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Indian roads continue to be among the deadliest in the world. HT Image Among the million-plus cities, Delhi, notorious for its congested roads and drivers’ indifference to traffic rules, reported the most deaths — 1,622 — during the year in which the country’s financial hub Mumbai saw 23,468 accidents, the highest in the country. We have taken a …

A life lost every four minutes! Stats of Indian road accidents in eight graphs
8 years, 9 months ago

A life lost every four minutes! Stats of Indian road accidents in eight graphs

Firstpost  

The year 2015 has seen the greatest rise in number of road accidents in five years- 12,023 accidents more than the previous years. According to a report on road accidents in India released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 2015 has seen the greatest rise in number of accidents in five years- 12,023 accidents more than the previous …

1.46 lakh lives lost on Indian roads last year
8 years, 9 months ago

1.46 lakh lives lost on Indian roads last year

The Hindu  

An official report, released by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, said 1.46 lakh people were killed in road accidents in India in 2015 — an increase of five per cent from 2014. Alarmed by the rising road accidents, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry has sent a Cabinet note for setting up a National Road …

Potholes, speed breakers claimed 11,000 lives last year in India, says study
9 years, 6 months ago

Potholes, speed breakers claimed 11,000 lives last year in India, says study

Firstpost  

In 2014, the number of road accidents also rose with the figure jumping from 4.86 lakh in 2013 to 4.89 lakh. Indian roads are increasingly becoming unsafe and deadly as over 11,000 people were killed by potholes and speed breakers last year alone, a new study revealed. According to a Times Of India article, the government recorded deaths caused by …

NCRB data deems road journey dangerous in AP
10 years, 8 months ago

NCRB data deems road journey dangerous in AP

The Hindu  

Road journey in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh was dangerous, that is what the Accidental Deaths and Suicides of India, 2013 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau suggests. “Though Maharashtra recorded 815 more road accidents than AP, what makes the road journey unsafe in AP is 1,402 higher deaths reported there,” pointed out road safety activist S. Adishankar. …

Traffic fatalities on the decline
10 years, 10 months ago

Traffic fatalities on the decline

NL Times  

Traffic deaths in the Netherlands are on a rapid decline, which may serve as proof that "this is one of the safest countries in the world," according to Infrastructure and Environment Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen. Figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics show that in 2013 570 people died in traffic accidents in the Netherlands, which was 80 …

Hit by hurdles
11 years, 5 months ago

Hit by hurdles

The Hindu  

Statistics suggest that road accidents are coming down; at least till September-end compared to the same period last year. While 355 lives were lost in road accidents in Hyderabad alone last year till September-end, the figure reached 339 during the same period this year. Even the 16 deaths figure, which is less than that of the previous year, amounts to …

Road Accident Kills 42 School Children In Bangladesh
13 years, 8 months ago

Road Accident Kills 42 School Children In Bangladesh

India TV News  

Dhaka, Jul 11: In a tragic accident, at least 42 school children were killed and over 30 others missing after a truck carrying them plunged into a canal near Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong today, police said. The truck carrying an estimated 70 primary school children, aged between nine to 14, was returning home after a football match at …

“Drowning leading cause of child injury deaths in India”
13 years, 9 months ago

“Drowning leading cause of child injury deaths in India”

The Hindu  

Unintentional injuries among children younger than five led to approximately 82,000 deaths in India in 2005. These are two to three times higher than previous estimates for injury deaths among children, as reported by a new study published by Injury Prevention. Such injuries were the sixth leading cause of death among children in this age group, with higher risks in …

Two million Indians under age five die yearly: report
15 years, 5 months ago

Two million Indians under age five die yearly: report

The Hindu  

Despite India’s economic prosperity, nearly two million children under the age of five, die every year in the country, the highest number anywhere in the world, a media report said on Sunday. Even in the national capital, New Delhi, where an estimated 20 per cent of people live in slums, the infant mortality rate doubled in a year, the report …

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