Road safety: India complies with only 3 of 12 UN targets
The estimated road traffic deaths per 100,000 population in India was 15.4, higher than the global rate of 15.
road accident deaths
September 2024
November 2023
Road accidents up 12% to 4.6 lakh in 2022; deaths surge to 1.68 lakh
Road ministry says overspeeding is found to be a major killer, accounting for 71.2% of persons killed, followed by driving on the wrong side (5.4%)
