In 2022, the number of road accidents on national highways across India amounted to about 152 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 type of road
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (October 30, 2023). Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/747870/india-number-of-road-accidents-by-road-type/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747870/india-number-of-road-accidents-by-road-type/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2023). Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747870/india-number-of-road-accidents-by-road-type/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of Road Accidents across India in 2022, by Type of Road (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/747870/india-number-of-road-accidents-by-road-type/
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Number of road accidents across India in 2022, by type of road (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/747870/india-number-of-road-accidents-by-road-type/