3pm-9pm riskiest to be on roads. Top 10 states in accidents, fatalities on NH

The annual government report released by the ministry of road transport and highways showed that Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of road accidents on National Highways in 2021.

Published on: Jan 2, 2023, 15:38:07 IST

By HT News Desk

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In line with the pattern observed over the past five years, the time interval between 6pm to 9pm recorded the maximum number of road accidents in 2021, according to government data. The time period between 3pm to 6pm was the second riskiest in terms of road accidents, making afternoon and evening times the most dangerous to be on the road as it comprised nearly 39% of the total recorded road accidents.

In 2021, a total number of 4,12,432 road accidents have been reported in the country, claiming 1,53,972 lives and causing injuries to 3,84,448 persons. (Representational Image)

On the other hand, the time period between 12am to 6am was considered the safest as it saw less than 10% of the total road accidents registered in 2021.

The annual report ‘Road Accidents in India — 2021’, released by the ministry of road transport and highways, showed that Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of fatalities resulting from road accidents on national highways. Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of road accidents on National Highways in 2021.

Elaborating on spatial and intertemporal distribution of road accidents, the report also underlined that the road accidents and accident related deaths were more of a rural phenomenon than an urban one.

“Hence, in 2021, about 69 per cent of road accidents death took place in rural area where as urban area accounted for 31 per cent of total deaths in the country,” it said.

In 2021, road accidents in India claimed about 1.5 lakh lives and caused injuries to more than 3.8 lakh people, according to the data. The worst-affected age group in road accidents was 18-45 years, which accounted for about 67 per cent of fatalities linked to road accidents.

Top 10 states in number of accidents on National Highways

States/UTs	2021	% Share in Total
Tamil Nadu	16,869	13.1
Uttar Pradesh	14,540	11.3
Karnataka	11,462	8.9
Madhya Pradesh	11,030	8.6
Andhra Pradesh	8,241	6.4
Kerala	8,048	6.2
Maharashtra	7,501	5.8
Telangana	7,214	5.6
Rajasthan	6,424	5.0
Bihar	4,349	3.4

Top 10 states in number of fatalities on National Highways

States/UTs	2021	% Share in Total
Uttar Pradesh	8,506	15.2
Tamil Nadu	5,263	9.4
Maharashtra	4,080	7.3
Rajasthan	3,829	6.8
Andhra Pradesh	3,602	6.4
Bihar	3,517	6.3
Karnataka	3,487	6.2
Madhya Pradesh	3,389	6.1
Telangana	2,735	4.9
West Bengal	2,177	3.9

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