The system will be first piloted in the six States with highest fatalities from road crashes — Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
The IRAD mobile application will enable police personnel to enter details about a road accident, along with photos and videos, following which a unique ID will be created for the incident.
It will help in analysing causes of road crashes and in devising safety interventions to reduce such accidents in the country.
India sees the largest number of road fatalities in the world.
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It has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M).
It will be implemented by the National Informatics Centre.
The project cost is being supported by the World Bank.