In 2018, the number of people killed due to road accidents on straight roads across India was around 97 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 people killed due to road accidents across India in 2018, by road feature (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (September 25, 2019). Number of people killed due to road accidents across India in 2018, by road feature (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083673/india-people-killed-in-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of people killed due to road accidents across India in 2018, by road feature (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083673/india-people-killed-in-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2019). Number of people killed due to road accidents across India in 2018, by road feature (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083673/india-people-killed-in-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). "Number of People Killed Due to Road Accidents across India in 2018, by Road Feature (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083673/india-people-killed-in-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), Number of people killed due to road accidents across India in 2018, by road feature (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083673/india-people-killed-in-road-accidents-by-road-feature/ (last visited February 27, 2021)