“The total number of road accidents in urban areas were lower (2,31,894) as compared to number of accidents in rural areas (2,69,529),” the report said. The percentage share of accidents in rural areas and urban areas were 53.8 and 46.2 respectively in total number of accidents in the country. The second deadliest time span for accident was recorded between 1800-2100 hours in which 86,836 mishaps occurred which constitute 17.3 per cent of the total accidents. Again an analysis of road accidents in urban and rural areas for 2015 revealed that contrary to the popular belief that overcrowded cities see maximum accidents and casualties, rural areas are more prone to accidents. The next cruelest month for India seems to be March which occupies second slot in road crashes for two consecutive years.

Source: Hindustan Times June 12, 2016 08:03 UTC