1.2 lakh people died in road accidents in 2020: NCRB

What is the News?

National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) has released a report titled ‘Crime in India’ Report, 2020. The report has talked about road accidents in India.

What are the Key Findings of the Report on Road Accidents?

Road Accidents in 2020: India has recorded 1.20 lakh cases of deaths due to negligence relating to road accidents in 2020. This means 328 people lost their lives every day on an average.

State-wise: Uttar Pradesh continues to top the list in road accidents in 2020. It was followed by Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. 

Road Accidents in the last three years: As many as 3.92 lakh people have lost their lives to road accidents in 2020. While 1.20 lakh such deaths were recorded in 2020, the figures stood at 1.36 lakh in 2019 and 1.35 lakh in 2018.

Hit and Run Cases of Road Accidents: In 2020, there were 41,196 cases of hit-and-run. This means, on an average, there were 112 cases of “hit-and-run” reported across the country every day.

Note: In the last three years, the country has registered 1.35 lakh cases of hit-and-run.

Rail Accidents: As many as 52 cases of deaths due to negligence relating to rail accidents were recorded across the country in 2020 from 55 in 2019 and 35 in 2018.

Source: This post is based on the article “1.2 lakh people died in road accidents in 2020: NCRB” published in The Hindu on 20th September 2021.

Terms to know:

• National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)