NEW DELHI: Mumbai has got the dubious distinction of the city with maximum road accidents in the country, while the number of deaths in road mishaps is highest in the national capital, a Government study showed today.
“Mumbai had the highest number of 23,468 number of road accidents during 2015 while Delhi had the highest number of 1,622 deaths due to road accidents,” the ‘Road Accidents in India’ report unveiled by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
In 2015, there were about 5 lakh road accidents in the country, of which 1.46 lakh people were killed.
“In 2015, 50 million-plus cities accounted for a share of 22.1 per cent in total road accidents in the country, 11.3 persons in total persons killed in road accidents and 16.4 per cent in total persons injured in road accidents,” the report said.
Thirteen states accounted for 87.2 per cent of road accidents. Tamil Nadu occupied the top slot with 79,746 persons injured in road accidents.
Besides, the list include Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal. (AGENCIES)
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