NCRB Data on Road Accidents:
More than 1.73 lakh people were killed and 4.47 lakh injured in road accidents across the country in 2023, according to the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
- A total of 4,64,029 road accidents took place in the country in 2023, 17,261 more than in 2022.
- More than 1.73 lakh people were killed and 47 lakh injured in road accidents across the country in 2023.
- The highest number of accidents (20.7% of total) were reported between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- From 3 pm to 6 pm and 12 noon to 3 pm accounted for 17.3 percent and 15 percent , respectively.
- Two-wheelers accounted for the highest number of fatal road accidents, causing 79,533 deaths, or 8% of total deaths, followed by pedestrians at 27,586 (15.9%) and SUV/car/jeep at 24,776 (14.3%).
- Most of the deaths in two-wheeler accidents were reported in Tamil Nadu (11,490) and Uttar Pradesh (8,370).
- A large number of deaths due to SUV/car/jeep accidents were reported in Uttar Pradesh (19.2% of total ) and a large number of deaths due to trucks/lorries/mini truck accidents were also reported in the State (29.9% of total).
- Generally road accidents have caused more injuries than deaths, but in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Punjab, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, road accidents caused more deaths compared to persons injured.
- The Cause-Wise Analysis of Fatal Road Accidents:
- 6% (1,01,841) and 23.6% (41,035) of fatalities were due to speeding and dangerous/careless driving or overtaking, respectively.
- Poor weather conditions, driving under influence of drug/alcohol, and animal crossings caused 4,952 deaths.
- The highest number of deaths were reported on the National Highways accounting for 6%, followed by State Highways at 23.4%.
- State/UT-wise patterns revealed that maximum fatalities in road accidents on the National Highways took place in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh during 2023.
- Of the 69,910 traffic accidents that were reported in the megacities throughout the year, 5,715 occurred in Delhi, making up2% of the total.
- Bengaluru and Chennai were ranked second and third on the list, with 4,980 and 3,653 road crashes each.
- With 1,457 fatalities, Delhi had the highest number of deaths in the same year.
- Bengaluru ranked second with 915 road accident deaths in the same year, while Jaipur came in third with 848.
