Number of fatal road accidents in India 2015-2022
In 2022, India witnessed around 155.8 thousand fatal road accidents across the country. This formed 34 percent of the total road accidents that occurred in that year. Road accidents have been a major cause for concern across the Indian subcontinent. In 2022 alone, the country reported over 168 thousand fatalities due to road accidents. Each year, about three to five percent of the country’s GDP was invested in road accidents.