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MoRTH Report Confirms Rise in India’s 2023 Road Deaths to 1.73 Lakh

Speeding emerges as the dominant risk, with safety-gear lapses driving thousands of otherwise preventable deaths.

Two-wheeler riders continued to be the most at-risk group, accounting for 44.5 % of total fatalities. (Representative file photo)
In terms of fatalities, Uttar Pradesh leads with 23,652 deaths (or 13.7 percent). It is followed by Tamil Nadu (10.6 percent), Maharashtra (8.9 percent), and Madhya Pradesh (8 percent). | ANI
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Overview

  • India reported 4,80,583 crashes in 2023 that caused 1,72,890 deaths and 4,62,825 injuries, up 4.2% in accidents and 2.6% in fatalities from 2022.
  • Over-speeding accounted for about 68% of accidents and deaths, while non-use of helmets killed 54,568 two-wheeler riders and lack of seatbelts led to 16,025 fatalities.
  • Working-age people bore the brunt, with 66.4% of victims aged 18–45 and 83.4% aged 18–60, and two-wheelers and pedestrians making up roughly 45% and 20% of deaths, respectively.
  • Though just about 2% of road length, National Highways saw 31.2% of crashes and 36.5% of deaths; Tamil Nadu logged the most accidents, Uttar Pradesh the most fatalities, and rural areas accounted for 68.5% of deaths.
  • Big cities contributed 16.9% of accidents and 10% of deaths, with Delhi recording 1,457 fatalities and Bengaluru 915 (up 19.5%), while tailgating, hit-and-run and head-on collisions were the leading deadly crash types.