More than 70% of fatal road accident victims in 18-45 yr age group: Report

More than 70 per cent of fatal road crashes in 2017 involved adults in the 18-45 years age group, according to a report.

As many as 1.47 lakh people died on Indian roads in 4.64 lakh accidents reported during 2017, the report by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said.

"Fatal road accident victims largely constitute young people in the productive age groups. Young adults in the age group of 18 - 45 years accounted for 72.1 per cent of victims during 2017. People in working age group of 18 60 years accounted for a share of 87.2 per cent in the total road accident fatalities," as per the report from.

In terms of accidents on road categories, the National Highways accounted for 30.4 per cent of total road accidents and 36 per cent of deaths in 2017.

Accidents on State Highways and other roads constitute 25 per cent and 44.6 per cent respectively. In case of fatality, State Highways and other roads have accounted for 26.9 per cent and 37.1 per cent, respectively.

The report said: "The State of Tamil Nadu has recorded highest number of road accidents in 2017, but the number of persons killed in road accident has been the highest in Uttar Pradesh."
It said: "Significantly, the number of persons killed in road accidents during 2017 has been less than that of 2016 by 1.9 per cent."