Overview

• Official data show fatalities fell from 1,178 to 1,149 and fatal crashes from 1,148 to 1,115 in January–September 2025 versus the same period last year.
• The Crash Research Cell expanded analysis of patterns and high-risk corridors, leading to the identification of 143 blackspots for targeted engineering remedies.
• Traffic Police recommended speed-calming interventions at more than 30 locations near schools, colleges and hospitals, including speed breakers and safer pedestrian crossings.
• Over 3,600 traffic personnel received specialized training in speed management and data-based enforcement in collaboration with road safety experts.
• The annual report now uses the term “crash” instead of “accident,” and officials continue coordination through District Road Safety Committees and compliance with the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety as deaths still average nearly five a day.