India's 2024 crash toll to rise even as 9 states record decline in accidents, Pg15.

Key Highlights:

• Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of road accidents and deaths in 2024, with nearly one death in every two crashes.
• India reported 4.73 lakh road accidents and 1.7 lakh fatalities across 35 states and UTs in 2024, according to provisional data.
• Nine states, including Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab, registered a decline in both accidents and fatalities in 2024.
• Tamil Nadu recorded the most accidents for the seventh consecutive year with 67,526 crashes in 2024.

Detailed Insights:

• India's overall road accidents and deaths in 2024 are expected to exceed 2023 figures once West Bengal's data is included.
• Kerala recorded the lowest accident severity with one death for every 13 accidents, contrasting sharply with Uttar Pradesh's high fatality rate.
• While some states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka saw a decrease in accidents, they experienced an increase in fatalities between 2023 and 2024.
• Uttar Pradesh had the highest accident-to-fatality ratio at 52.37%, while Telangana saw the largest decrease in its fatality percentage, dropping to 30.59% in 2024.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Road Accident Severity: Ratio of fatalities to the total number of road accidents in a specific region or period.
• Fatality Rate: The proportion of deaths resulting from road accidents, often expressed as a percentage.
• Transport Research Wing (TRW): A division of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways responsible for data collection and analysis related to transport.