Road Transport and Highway Ministry: 62 Percent of Road Deaths Occur in Rural India

May 11, 2011, 15:32 IST

According to the report released in the second week of May 2011 by the road transport and highway ministry on road accidents

According to the report released in the second week of May 2011 by the road transport and highway ministry on road accidents, 62 percent of road accidents are reported from rural areas of India. The report showed that rural areas had more fatalities than urban ones in 2009. Even in 2008, rural areas had a share of 59.4 percent road accidents. The report also stated that National Highways, which form 4 percent share of India’s total road network, 45222 accidents occurred in 2009.

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