Road Accidents in India – NCRB Report 2020

Road Accidents in India - NCRB Report 2020

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Recently released the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report 2020 shows that India recorded 1.2 lakh cases of “deaths due to negligence relating to road accidents” in 2020.
- The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual report named ‘Crime India’ report for 2020.

NCRB Report on Road Accidents in India- Key Findings

Daily Casualty: NCRB Report finds that 328 persons lose their lives every day on average, despite the COVID-19 lockdown.
Deaths due to Road Accidents: While 1.2 lakh deaths due to road accidents were recorded in 2020, the figures stood at 1.36 lakh in 2019 and 1.35 lakh in 2018.
- As many as 3.92 lakh lives have been lost in three years in deaths due to negligence related to road accidents.
Hit and Run Cases: NCRB Report reveals that the country logged 1.35 lakh cases of “hit and run” since 2018.
- On average, there were 112 cases of “hit and run” reported across the country every day in the past year.
State-wise: Uttar Pradesh continues to top the list in road accidents in 2020 followed by Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Death due to Negligence:
- Due to Rail Accidents- As many as 52 cases of deaths due to negligence relating to rail accidents were recorded across the country in 2020 from 55 in 2019 and 35 in 2018.
- Due to Medical Negligence: India also logged 133 cases of “deaths due to medical negligence in 2020.
- Due to Negligence of civic bodies: There were 51 cases of “deaths due to negligence of civic bodies” in 2020.
- Death due to ‘Other Negligence’: 6,367 cases of “deaths due to other negligence” were reported across the country in 2020; 7,912 cases in 2019 and 8,687 in 2018.