1,040 lives lost in road accidents caused by use of mobile phone: Govt

According to the report, total number accidents and death due to potholes in 2021 respectively stood at 3,625 and 1,481

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The report titled 'Road accidents in India -- 2021', also said 555 road accidents took place due to jumping of red light which claimed 222 lives in 2021.
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 01 2023 | 12:39 PM IST

A total of 1,997 road accidents occurred in 2021 due to the use of mobile phone by drivers while driving, which claimed 1,040 lives, according to a Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) report.

The report titled 'Road accidents in India -- 2021', further said 555 road accidents took place due to jumping of red light which claimed 222 lives in 2021.

According to the report, total number accidents and death due to potholes in 2021 respectively stood at 3,625 and 1,481.

The report noted that road accidents are multi-causal which requires multi-pronged measures to mitigate the problems through concerted efforts of all agencies of both central government and state governments.

It said the road ministry has formulated a multi pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on education, engineering (both of roads and vehicles), enforcement and emergency care.

A total of 4,12,432 road accidents occurred in 2021, which claimed 1,53,972 lives while 3,84,448 people were injured.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Road AccidentsMobile phoneMinistry of Road Transport and Highways

First Published: Jan 01 2023 | 12:39 PM IST

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