Number of road fatalities in 2024 likely to surpass 2023 figure, the highest ever

NEW DELHI: The fig of roadworthy deaths successful 2024 is acceptable to surpass that successful 2023 with implicit 2 twelve states and UTs, including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana, Assam and Delhi reporting higher fig of fatalities past year.

As per provisional information compiled from states/UTs, excluding West Bengal, a small implicit 1.7 lakh radical died successful roadworthy crashes past year.In 2023, roadworthy crashes had claimed astir 1.73 lakh lives, the highest ever for a year, and West Bengal had reported 6,027 of these fatalities. Sources said that erstwhile information from West Bengal is included, the fig of deaths would beryllium much than that successful the erstwhile year. Data sent by states connected crashes, fatalities, injuries and the factors liable for them are being rechecked and reconciled earlier the last study is published, they added.

While the emergence successful fatalities contempt efforts of the govt to curb them remains a immense concern, determination is simply a metallic lining to the provisional information for 2024: 9 states and UTs person reported a diminution successful the fig of deaths. For example, Kerala reported 3,846 fatalities successful 2024 compared to 4,080 successful the erstwhile year, and Gujarat recorded 7,717 deaths past twelvemonth compared to 7,854 successful 2023.Experts support that unless determination is simply a important dip successful fatalities successful the 10 states that study a ample stock of the wide figure, achieving the extremity to trim the fig of roadworthy deaths by fractional volition not beryllium possible.

“There is simply a request for focussed efforts to trim fatal crashes and deaths connected National Highways and authorities highways, which relationship for astir 60% of each fatalities,” said a erstwhile Union roadworthy transport secretary.Though information connected roadworthy accidents bash not afloat correspond the magnitude of the occupation fixed that not each specified incidents are reported oregon recorded by police, the provisional information amusement that 35 states and UTs reported implicit 4.7 lakh crashes successful 2024 compared to 4.8 lakh successful the erstwhile year.Meanwhile, the roadworthy transport ministry plans to amend the Motor Vehicle Act by introducing stricter norms for issuing driving licence and antagonistic points for atrocious operator behaviour that tin effect successful suspension and adjacent cancellation of licences.