India’s roads kill with a predictability that should shame a modern state. Day after day, lives are lost not in dramatic, singular catastrophes but in an unbroken sequence of collisions, rollovers and run-overs that barely register beyond a brief news alert.
As part of the process, an online dashboard is being created for the integration of the e-challan system with the Vahan and Sarathi apps, as well as for accident data collection. Efforts are also being made to link vehicle insurance with the e-challan system.
Despite major advancements in the road infratech sector, road congestion, safety concerns, climate resilience, and technological integration remain key challenges.
The tragic bus accident near Medina that claimed the lives of 45 Indian pilgrims from Telangana is not just an isolated incident on a foreign roadway.
“Most of the deaths in road accidents are of young people, which ruins families. This is a matter of concern for both society and the government,” he said.
As per the data, 5194 accidents were registered in the year 2020 while 3866 people lost their lives in road accidents in the same year.
With 9,431 road accidents in 2020, the average number of accidents reported daily came down to 26 as compared to about 30 cases of mishaps were reported everyday in 2019.
Besides enforcement and other measures, concerted focus and initiatives should be on greater public awareness on road safety through audio-visual, social, print and electronic media to encourage greater public involvement
Out of these 62.86 percent accidents are caused by over speeding which could be reduced by making people aware of road safety
As many as 24 labourers were killed and at least 15 injured when the truck they were travelling in collided with another at around 3 am on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district.
