Even as the number of road accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway came down to 281 in 2016 from 313 in 2015, deaths soared by 28% in the corresponding period. According to the data provided by the Maharashtra Highway Safety Patrol (HSP), 118 people were killed in 93 fatal accidents in 2015 compared to 151 in 97 accidents in 2016. The number of accidents that resulted in serious injuries jumped to 61 (153 people injured) in 2016 from 45 (95 injured) in 2015. The accidents that did not result in any casualties slumped to 109 in 2016 from 159 in 2015. Other important factors that can reduce road accidents to a large extent are better road designs and signs guiding motorists on blind curves,” he added.

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2017 18:11 UTC