New Delhi: Data released by the Union government revealed that more than 1.68 lakh people lost their lives and 4.43 lakh people were injured in road accidents in 2022. The ‘Road accidents in India -2022’published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways revealed this.
According to the report, the number of road accidents in 2022 increased by 11.9% compared to previous year 2021. A total of 4,61,312 road accidents occurred in 2022. The number of deaths due to road accidents also increased by 9.4%. There was a 15.3% surge in the number of people getting injured in 2022 against the previous year . Around 1,68,491 people died and 4,43,366 people were injured in these accidents. A total of 1,264 accidents and 462 deaths have been registered every day.
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‘During 2022, a total of 4,61,312 accidents were recorded in the country, of which, 1,51,997 (32.9%) took place on the National Highways including Expressways, 1,06,682 (23.1%) on State Highways and the remaining 2,02,633 (43.9%) on other roads. Out of the total of 1,68,491 fatalities reported in 2022, 61,038 (36.2%) were on National Highways, 41,012 (24.3%) were on State Highways and 66,441 (39.4%) were on other roads,’ the report said.
According to the report, young adults in the age group of 18 – 45 years accounted for 66.5% of victims during 2022 and people in the working age group of 18 – 60 years constitute 83.4% of total road accident fatalities. About 68% of road accident deaths took place in rural areas, whereas urban areas accounted for 32% of total accident deaths in the country.
Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of road accidents on National Highways in 2022. Tamil Nadu reported 64,105 accidents (13.9%). It is followed by Madhya Pradesh (54,432 i.e.,11.8%). Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of persons killed in road accidents.
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