Road accident figures in Indiaभारत में सड़क दुर्घटना के आँकड़े

All figures from official government sources. Sources are linked for each item.सभी आँकड़े आधिकारिक सरकारी स्रोतों से हैं। हर आँकड़े के साथ उसका स्रोत जुड़ा है।

Key figures for 2024

MeasureValue
Road accidents in 20244,87,707
Deaths in 20241,77,175
Injuries in 20244,71,441
Average accidents per day1,336
Average deaths per day485
Accident severity (deaths per 100 accidents) in 202436.3
Accident severity (deaths per 100 accidents) in 200521.6
National Highway accidents in 20241,50,958
National Highway deaths in 202464,772
Share of deaths attributed to over-speeding~70%
Compensation for death in untraced-vehicle (hit-and-run) case₹2 lakh

Source: MoRTH, Road Accidents in India 2024. morth.gov.in

Notes on data quality

India's Sample Registration System implied roughly 2,70,000 road deaths in 2022 against about 1,68,000 officially reported.

Source: India Sample Registration System / MoRTH comparison. https://morth.nic.in/road-accident-in-india

Open data sources

The links below point to datasets that publish road accident data for further analysis. Government URLs sometimes change when portals are redesigned. If a link does not work, search the site name on the respective platform or search for "Road Accidents in India" on data.gov.in.