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- India witnessed 53 accidents and 19 deaths every hour, or an average of 1,264 accidents and 42 deaths daily due to road crashes last year.
- There were a total 4,61,312 road accidents across the country, which claimed as many as 1,68,491 lives.
- The number of road accidents in 2022 increased by 11.9% and deaths rose by 9.4%.
- The severity of road crashes is measured by the number of people killed per 100 accidents.
- It has increased over the past decade from 28.2% in 2012 to 36.5% in 2022, with a consistent increase every year.
- With a crash severity of 38.15, India ranks among the 20 worst countries for road crashes.
- India was followed by China (with a crash severity of 25.22) and the United States of America (with a crash severity of 2.01).
- In terms of road crash fatalities, Uttar Pradesh registered the maximum share of deaths at 13.4%.
- This was followed by Tamil Nadu at 10.6% and Maharashtra at 9%.
- majority of the accidents occurred on national highways (1,51,997).
- In this category, Tamil Nadu saw the highest number of accidents (18,972, 12. 5 per cent of the total accidents).
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