In 2022, the number of accidental deaths involving two-wheelers across India amounted to over 74 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.
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (October 31, 2023). Number of deaths due to road accidents across India in 2022, by road users (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751767/india-road-accident-deaths-by-road-users/
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Number of deaths due to road accidents across India in 2022, by road users (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751767/india-road-accident-deaths-by-road-users/