Tamil Nadu Reported Over 64,000 Road Accidents In 2022, But More Than Half The Accidents In Uttar Pradesh Resulted In Deaths
Published On Nov 09, 2023 05:54 PM By Ansh
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Find out the top 10 states with the highest number of road accidents and related fatalities in India for 2022
Road accidents in India are on the rise and while efforts have been made for a long time to bring these numbers down, they are still increasing every year with the rise in the number of cars on the roads. Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MoRTH) released data on state-wise road accidents and fatalities that happened in 2022, and here are the states with the most worrying numbers.
Highest Number Of Accidents
| State |
2021 |
2022 |
% share in total |
| Tamil Nadu |
55,682 |
64,105 |
13.9 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
48,877 |
54,432 |
11.8 |
| Kerala |
33,296 |
43,910 |
9.5 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
37,729 |
41,746 |
9.0 |
| Karnataka |
34,647 |
39,762 |
8.6 |
| Maharashtra |
29,477 |
33,383 |
7.2 |
| Rajasthan |
20,951 |
23,614 |
5.1 |
| Telangana |
21,315 |
21,619 |
4.7 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
21,556 |
21,249 |
4.6 |
| Gujarat |
15,186 |
15,751 |
3.4 |
| Total |
3,18,716 |
3,59,571 |
77.9 |
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Compared to 2021, the number of accidents has increased in all these states, except for Andhra Pradesh, where the number of reported accidents has reduced by 1.4 percent.
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Tamil Nadu has been on top of this list for the past five years, with the highest number of accidents in 2018.
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Telangana has witnessed the minimum rise in accidents compared to 2021.
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The total number of accidents in these states is at an all-time high and these states account for close to 78 percent of the total accidents in India.
Highest Number Of Fatalities
| State |
2021 |
2022 |
% share in total |
| Uttar Pradesh |
21,227 |
22,595 |
13.4 |
| Tamil Nadu |
15,384 |
17,884 |
10.6 |
| Maharashtra |
13,528 |
15,224 |
9.0 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
12,057 |
13,427 |
8.0 |
| Karnataka |
10,038 |
11,702 |
6.9 |
| Rajasthan |
10,043 |
11,104 |
6.6 |
| Bihar |
7,660 |
8,898 |
5.3 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
8,186 |
8,293 |
4.9 |
| Gujarat |
7,452 |
7,618 |
4.5 |
| Telangana |
7,557 |
7,559 |
4.5 |
| Total |
1,13,132 |
1,24,304 |
73.8 |
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Uttar Pradesh takes the top stop with the highest number of fatalities in 2022, same as it has since 2018. Its share in total accidents in India reached close to 13.5 percent last year.
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The count of fatal road accidents rose in every single one of these states compared to 2021. However, Telangana still has similar numbers as the previous year.
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While Tamil Nadu has the highest number of accidents by a big margin, fatalities are far more in Uttar Pradesh.
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Maharashtra witnessed over 33,000 accidents in 2022, which resulted in over 15,000 fatalities.
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Bihar had less than 11,000 road accidents in 2022, but the death toll from those is close to 8,900.
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The total number of fatalities in these states has increased by 9.8 percent.
Prevention Plans
The Indian government has been working on reducing fatal road accidents for years, including developing better and safer highways to drive on. But once an accident happens, the safety features of a car help in protecting the occupants. For the same, the government is working on making more and more safety features standard across all cars and is pushing carmakers to make safer cars for their customers.
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Until our roadways are safer to drive on and cars have better safety features, we can make efforts towards reducing these numbers, by following traffic rules and being mindful of other road users even when they are not acting responsibly.
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