In 2022, the number of people killed due to road accidents on straight roads across India was around 111 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 2022, by road feature
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India). (October 31, 2023). Number of people killed due to road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083673/india-people-killed-in-road-accidents-by-road-feature/
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Number of people killed due to road accidents across India in 2022, by road feature (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (India), October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083673/india-people-killed-in-road-accidents-by-road-feature/