The two states top the list of most road accidents in 2006
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have earned the dubious distinction of having the highest number of road accidents in the country, accounting together for one-fourth of the total 3.94 lakh such mishaps in 2006.
The two states account for 26.4% of the total road accidents in 2006, according to the latest statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Out of the total 3,94,432 road accidents 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 states on the list of road accident cases in 2006. In Delhi, there were 9,699 road accidents in which 2,167 people lost their lives in 2006.
The statistics reveal 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. Andhra Pradesh leads the list with 12,661 deaths followed by Maharashtra (11,934), Uttar Pradesh (11,520) and Tamil Nadu (11,009). 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.
People travelling in trucks and lorry formed the largest chunk of victims in 2006 with 22.6% (23,868) of them using this mode of transport during the time of the accident. Two-wheelers were second in the list with 17.8% (18,833), followed by bus passengers with 11.9% (12,625) and 8.4% (8,906) pedestrians.
The month-wise distribution of road accidents shows more accidents took place in May (37,109) and December (34,379). Maximum road accidents were reported in the evenings, during 3 pm to 6 pm with 15.7% (62,023 accidents) followed by the time period between 6 pm and 9 pm (60,584).
The NCRB figures also note that there were 2,829 rail-road accidents and 26,165 other railway accidents. In rail-road accidents, 2,353 people were killed while 23,574 deaths were reported in other railway accidents category.
