Pedestrian deaths now account for over a third of road fatalities in Cyberabad

Pedestrian fatalities rise in Cyberabad, highlighting gaps in infrastructure and safety measures, prompting calls for immediate action.

Pedestrians continue to account for a significant share of road accident victims in the Cyberabad commissionerate, the bustling IT corridor of Hyderabad, with 35% of all road fatalities in 2025.

According to data, 35% or 116 of the 331 total fatalities recorded as road accidents until April 2025 were pedestrians. Additionally, 114 of the 318 fatal accidents reported during the same period involved pedestriansm while 13 others sustained injuries.

This marks a steady increase from 2024, when 311 of the 994 road deaths, or 31.3% were pedestrians. That year, 303 of 948 fatal accidents involved pedestrians, with 31 injuries were reported.

Shadnagar recorded the highest number of fatal pedestrian accidents this year, with 19 deaths in as many cases. Medchal and Rajendranagar followed with 17 pedestrian deaths in 16 cases each. Under the jurisdiction of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) there were 12 deaths from 12 cases, while Jeedimetla saw 10 deaths in 10 incidents. The rising trend underscores persistent gaps in pedestrian infrastructure and awareness.

A total of 70 black spots have been identified across the commissionerate, and in 32 of them, pedestrians account for nearly half of the total fatalities. Among the top pedestrian fatal accident spots are Gandimaisamma X roads in Dundigal, stretch between HMWS &SB water tank Ashok Nagar to Ramachandra Reddy Nagar Kaman in RC Puram, AG College flyover to Budvel Railway Station road in Rajendranagar, Paramitha Hospital to Mytri Nagar Kaman, Madinaguda on NH-65, Royal Grand Bar and Restaurant to Hotel Sitara Grand of RC Puram, Quthbullapur C road to Maangalya Shopping mall in Jeedimetla and RR Convention, Sathamrai to Sri Ramachandra Temple, Shamshabad, BR Ambedkar statue to SV Hotel U-turn and Medchal checkpost to Priyadarshini Hotel, all on NH-44.

Cyberabad Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Gajarao Bhupal, pointed to the absence and underutilisation of footpaths, poorly designed junctions, non-functional pedestrian signals, and high-speed corridors running through residential areas as key contributing factors to unsafe conditions.

“Areas like Shadnagar and Jeedimetla are flanked by high-speed highways. With the rapid expansion of residential neighbourhoods around them, pedestrian movement has significantly increased. Pedestrian activity often goes unnoticed, and enforcement tends to be limited. We are now actively exploring measures to better regulate this movement,” Mr. Bhupal said.