1.68 Lakh People Died in Road Accidents in 2022 in India

New Delhi: As per a report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), a total of 4,61,312 road accidents occurred in 2022, and 1,68,491 lives were lost in them. A total of 4,43,366 people were injured in these accidents.

This report titled ‘Road accidents in India — 2022’ states that there was an 11.9 per cent year-on-year rise in accidents and a 9.4 per cent increase in fatalities. People getting injured in accidents rose by 15.3 per cent in 2022.

As per the report, 1,51,997 (32.9 per cent ) accidents took place on the national highways (NH), 1,06,682 (23.1 per cent ) on state highways (SH) and the remaining 2,02,633 (43.9 per cent) on other roads.