In 2022, the number of road accidents on straight roads across India was around 309 thousand. Each year, about three to five percent of the GDP of the country was invested in road accidents. About 70 percent of accidents involved young Indians. The country has about one percent of the global vehicle population but it accounted for six percent of the world's road traffic accidents.
Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (October 31, 2023). Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083695/india-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083695/india-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2023). Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083695/india-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of Road Accidents across India in 2022, by Road Feature (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083695/india-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083695/india-road-accidents-by-road-feature/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083695/india-road-accidents-by-road-feature/