Indian roads witnessed the highest number of fatalities in 2015 with the figures touching 1.46 lakh. This translates to 400 deaths a day or one every 3.6 minutes. The overall increase in number of deaths was nearly 5% over 2014.
According to provisional police data provided by states to the Centre, UP recorded the maximum number of deaths among all states and Union Territories followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan.
The figures were cited by joint secretary (transport) Abhay Damle as he addressed school students on Wednesday (2016-04-20) on road safety.
While all the big states recorded more fatalities in road crashes, 10 smaller ones and UTs, including Delhi and Chandigarh, reported a decline. Assam registered 115 fewer deaths in 2015 in comparison to the previous year.
(Source: Toi Kolkata dated 2016-04-21)
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