The states have also provided deaths due to non-wearing of seatbelt in cars. About 68% of the total number of people killed were in the age group of 18-45 years, which is the most productive age. Crashes due to two-wheelers resulted in 44,000 deaths while 52,500 riders died in road accidents, which is nearly 35% of the total road deaths in 2016. Speeding and overtaking remained the biggest cause of road crashes.The number of people killed in hit-and-run cases also increased from 20,709 in 2015 to 22,962 last year. "Huge number of productive youths dying in road accidents should trigger immediate improvement of laws and enforcement of traffic rules," said K K Kapila of International Road Federation.

Source: Times of India August 13, 2017 23:03 UTC