NEW DELHI:
The 18 crash hot spots that saw more than 10 deaths in the three years between 2019 and 2021 include Mukarba Chowk (19 deaths), Majnu Ka Tila-Outer Ring Road Stretch (16), near Signature Bridge (16), Azadpur Chowk (15), Punjabi Bagh Chowk (12), Nirankari Chowk (12), Burari Chowk (12), Seelampur Chowk (12), Ghazipur roundabout (10) and Shivaji Park Metro Station (10), among others, said the report titled "Delhi Road Safety Report: Data to Action".
The report analysed crash data over a three-year period to arrive at a deeper understanding of the risks on the capital's road network and their relationship with fatalities and serious injuries. It will help plan interventions to make the roads safer, officials said.
Delhi typically has the most number of traffic accident deaths among Indian cities, making the capital's roads the deadliest in the country. In 2021, the number of fatalities due to road accidents in Delhi totalled 1,239, an increase from 1,196 fatalities in the previous year, according to Delhi Crash.
Report 2021 prepared by the city's traffic police. In the same year, pedestrian fatalities constituted a share more than 40% of the total.
This story is from the January 23, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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