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7 days ago
- Health
- News18
‘6 Deaths Per Hour': India's National Highways Seeing Highest Daily Fatalities In 2025 Since 2022
Last Updated: The government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that 26,770 road accident fatalities have been reported on national highways up to June in 2025 The national highways in India continue to witness a grim toll in 2025, with close to 150 people dying daily on average—about six deaths every hour—according to an analysis of official data. The ministry of road transport and highways informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that 26,770 road accident fatalities have been reported on national highways up to June in 2025. The daily average in 2023 was 147 deaths, and in 2024 it was 144. The total deaths reported in the year 2023 were 53,372, which dropped to 52,609 in 2024. The ministry publishes 'Road Accidents in India" annually based on data received from states and union territories. The report has been published for calendar years up to 2022, and the reports beyond that are awaited. Odisha MP Sasmit Patra had asked the ministry about the increase in road accident deaths across national highways. Gadkari informed the House that the eDAR (electronic Detailed Accident Report) portal has been developed, which is a central repository for reporting, management, and analysis of road accident data across the country. The numbers for 2023, 2024, and the current year are as per data entered by states and UTs on the eDAR portal as of July 17. Analysis of the data from MoRTH's annual report since 2019 shows that the only year when there was some relief from deaths on national highways was 2020—clearly due to mobility restrictions during Covid lockdowns. The daily and hourly averages fell to 125 and five, the lowest across the seven-year period. As shown in the graph, the average hourly deaths between 2019 and 2025 have remained about six, except in 2020, while the daily deaths ranged between 125 and 152. In another reply to Punjab MP Ashok Mittal, Gadkari said that Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances have been deployed on certain stretches of national highways in light of the recommendations of the concerned district road safety committees, in addition to the ambulance services provided by various state governments. The House was also informed that the National Ambulance Helpline Number 102 is available to all road users. 'In addition, NHAI has deployed a dispatch system based on a call centre to monitor the operations of these ambulances following distress calls. The average response time after intimation of the incident to 1033 is generally targeted to be around 20-30 minutes, depending on the location of the distress call with the ambulance," Gadkari added. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Supreme Court to Centre: Publish road accidents report 2023 by August
Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has directed the road transport and highways ministry to publish the annual report of " Road Accidents in India of 2023" by Aug and said such reports should be made public within six month after the end of every calendar year so that these can be "useful".Interestingly, the National Crime Records Bureau, which comes under the home ministry, has also not yet published the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report of 2023, even one and a half years after the end of that calendar SC direction to the road transport ministry for publishing the report came after the govt informed a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan that the "process of publication of the report is going on". While granting time till Aug, the court said, "We also direct MoRTH to ensure that such annual reports are published within a period of six months from expiry of the calendar year. Only if such reports are published with promptness, the same can be useful."Road safety experts and activists have raised questions on the delay in publication of the report which is crucial for deciding on interventions. They have also urged the govt to make some data collected through the " Integrated Road Accident Database ", which details cause of crashes with exact location, public so that different entities can take corrective steps. "These data should be made public rather than giving them to a couple of entities for their advantage, if the target is to make road safety a mass movement," said one of them. Earlier this year, the home ministry had informed Rajya Sabha that "data validation for the 2023 report is in the final stage".
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
SC directs road transport ministry to publish ‘Road Accidents in India of 2023' by August
Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has directed the road transport and highways ministry to publish the annual report of 'Road Accidents in India of 2023' by Aug and said such reports should be made public within six month after the end of every calendar year so that these can be 'useful'. Interestingly, the National Crime Records Bureau, which comes under the home ministry, has also not yet published the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report of 2023, even one and a half years after the end of that calendar year. The SC direction to the road transport ministry for publishing the report came after the govt informed a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan that the 'process of publication of the report is going on'. While granting time till Aug, the court said, 'We also direct MoRTH to ensure that such annual reports are published within a period of six months from expiry of the calendar year. Only if such reports are published with promptness, the same can be useful.' Road safety experts and activists have raised questions on the delay in publication of the report which is crucial for deciding on interventions. They have also urged the govt to make some data collected through the 'Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)', which details cause of crashes with exact location, public so that different entities can take corrective steps. 'These data should be made public rather than giving them to a couple of entities for their advantage, if the target is to make road safety a mass movement,' said one of them. Earlier this year, the home ministry had informed Rajya Sabha that 'data validation for the 2023 report (NCRB) is in the final stage'.
