Over 1.1 lakh 2-wheeler riders and pedestrians killed on roads in 2024 | India Information
NEW DELHI: Not less than six in each 10 street crash victims in India in 2024 have been two-wheeler riders/pedestrians, based on the most recent report of Nationwide Crime Data Bureau (NCRB). An evaluation of 4 years of knowledge exhibits a gradual rise in each the share and variety of two-wheeler riders and pedestrians killed in crashes, amid govt’s deal with making automobiles safer.NCRB knowledge for 2024 present that greater than 1.1 lakh deaths — 64% of whole 1.75 lakh street fatalities — have been of two-wheeler riders and pedestrians. The information additionally present that the share of pedestrians killed in street crashes has surpassed that of automotive occupants, making pedestrians the second-most affected class of street customers after two-wheeler riders. The development highlights the low precedence given to pedestrian security in improvement of the nation’s street community.At 15.1%, automotive occupants accounted for the second-highest share (23,531) of street deaths in 2021. Nevertheless, in 2022, the variety of pedestrians killed reached 24,742, exceeding the variety of automotive occupants killed, and the development has continued over the previous three years. In 2024, pedestrian fatalities stood at 25,769, second solely to two-wheeler rider deaths, which have been at 84,599.Street security specialists internationally, together with in India, have urged policymakers to focus extra on security of motorised two-wheelers, which stay probably the most inexpensive and handy mode of personal transport for hundreds of thousands. They account for nearly three-fourths of all autos.Most deaths on account of two-wheeler crashes have been reported in Tamil Nadu (11,786) and Uttar Pradesh (8,575).As per the report, a majority of street crashes (61.2%) have been on account of overspeeding, accounting for a bit multiple lakh fatalities. Harmful and careless driving or overtaking claimed 46,132 lives.Street-wise classification of crash knowledge exhibits that Nationwide Highways and State Highways accounted for round one lakh fatalities (58% of all deaths) in 2024.
