In 2006, M’rashtra roads were second-most lethal
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have earned the dubious distinction of having the largest number of road accidents in the country, accounting together for onefourth of the total 3.94 lakh such mishaps in 2006.
When it comes to casualties, Maharashtra, with 11,934 mishap victims, has climbed one spot to the second position in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics for 2006. It was in the third slot with 10,613 casualties according to the 2005 statistics.
The 2006 figures show that 1,05,725 people lost their lives all over India in road accidents in 2006, compared to 98,254 in 2005. The victims of 2006 included 16,548 women too. Andhra Pradesh leads the list with 12,661 deaths followed by Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (11,520) and Tamil Nadu (11,009).
Out of the total 3,94,432 road mishaps across the country, Tamil Nadu reported a whopping 55,145 cases (14%) while Maharashtra had 48,887 incidents (12.4%). Karnataka (43,280), Kerala (41,728) and Andhra Pradesh (41,323) were the other main contributors for road accident cases in 2006.
In Delhi, there were 9,699 road accidents in which 2,167 people lost their lives in 2006. Road accident cases have registered a 1% increase in 2006 compared to 2005 when the figure was 3,90,378. Similarly, the casualties have increased by 7.6% in 2006 compared to the previous year. AGENCIES