In 2020, India witnessed around 121 thousand fatal road accidents across the country. This formed 33 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 2020 alone, the country reported over 131 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 2020
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (May 9, 2022). Number of fatal road accidents across India from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 12, 2022, 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 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211426/india-number-of-fatal-road-accidents/
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (2022). Number of fatal road accidents across India from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 12, 2022. 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 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211426/india-number-of-fatal-road-accidents/
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