According to data on the newly-launched Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD), 14.1 lakh road accident cases were reported from 2021 to December 9, 2024. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala are among the top five States with the highest number of road accidents, recording 1.9 lakh, 1.4 lakh, and 1.3 lakh cases, respectively, over the past four years.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) minister, Nitin Gadkari, revealed in a Lok Sabha session that since the implementation of IRAD, 1,393 days have passed, during which period 102 road accidents were recorded on an average every day, taking the tally to 14.1 lakh road accidents.
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