In Punjab, road accidents caused more deaths than injuries in 2021, 2022: NCRB data
The Hindu
In Punjab in 2022, 6,122 road accidents caused 4,688 deaths and 3,372 injuries. The previous year, 6,097 road accidents caused 4,516 deaths and 3,034 injuries.
Road accidents in Punjab in 2021 and 2022 caused more deaths than injuries, according to the latest NCRB report.
However, in neighbouring Haryana, while the number of fatalities were higher than in Punjab, road accidents caused more injuries than deaths, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data showed.
Road accidents have generally caused more injuries than deaths. However, in a few States such as Punjab, these have led to a higher number of fatalities than injuries, the data shows.
In Punjab in 2022, 6,122 road accidents caused 4,688 deaths and 3,372 injuries. The previous year, 6,097 road accidents caused 4,516 deaths and 3,034 injuries.
In Haryana, 10,049 road accidents were reported in 2021. The figure rose marginally to 10,654 in 2022.
In 2021, 4,983 people died in Haryana while the figure for 2022 was at 5,228. The accidents caused injuries to 7,972 and 8,353 people, respectively, in the two years.
According to the report, accidents are indicators of bottlenecks and other hindrances to the smooth flow of traffic. As a result, the NCRB collects detailed data on traffic accidents, including road accidents, for inferring the trend and patterns of traffic accidents for planners to devise appropriate preventive strategies.
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