In 2022, India witnessed around 155.8 thousand fatal road accidents across the country. This formed 34 percent of the total road accidents that occurred in that year. Road accidents have been a major cause for concern across the Indian subcontinent. In 2022 alone, the country reported over 168 thousand fatalities due to road accidents. Each year, about three to five percent of the country’s GDP was invested in road accidents.
Number of fatal road accidents across India from 2015 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (October 31, 2023). Number of fatal road accidents across India from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211426/india-number-of-fatal-road-accidents/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of fatal road accidents across India from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211426/india-number-of-fatal-road-accidents/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2023). Number of fatal road accidents across India from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211426/india-number-of-fatal-road-accidents/
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Number of fatal road accidents across India from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211426/india-number-of-fatal-road-accidents/
