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AROUND 60% ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS IN 18-34 AGE GROUP: MIN
Hindustan Times Amritsar
|December 13, 2024
Minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that he hides his face over the number of road accidents in India during international conferences.
NEW DELHI: He lamented that road accidents claim 178,000 lives annually with around 60% of those dying being in the prime age group of 18-34 years.
This story is from the December 13, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Amritsar.
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