Accidental deaths and suicides in India 2022
Lightning was responsible for a significant percentage (35.8 per cent) of the 8,060 accidental deaths in India attributable to natural forces in 2022, according to the latest National Crime Record Bureau
Traffic Accidents
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Odisha to put reflective tapes on cattle horns
With stray cattle posing threat to vehicular movement on roads, the Odisha government has decided to put reflective stickers on horns of the cattle across the State. In an order issued to the Regional
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Global status report on road safety 2018
The Global status report on road safety 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years.
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Road accidents in India- 2017
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
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Vision zero for youth: making streets safer one school zone at a time
This report addresses one of the most tragic and preventable health issues affecting youth in cities around the world: road traffic deaths and injuries. Every day, more than 500 children die because of
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Nigeria: 'Africa Loses 38% Pedestrians to Road Mishaps Yearly'
About 38 per cent of all African road traffic deaths occur among pedestrians, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has said. He disclosed this in a presentation
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Road Accidents, 19/07/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Road Accidents, 19/07/2018. As per the data received from police department of States/UTs, 150,785 persons and 1,47,913 persons were killed in road accidents during the
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Judgement of the Kerala High Court regarding the removal/disposal of seized and confiscated vehicles, 06/07/2018
<p>Judgement of the Kerala High Court in the matter of Dr. K. A. Seethi Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 06/07/2018. The petitioners are concerned with the failure of the State authorities in removing/disposing
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Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding overloading of buses leading to accidents, 04/07/2018
<p>Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding overloading of buses leading to accidents. High Court notes that the overloaded buses plied by the corporation or by the private owners are visible on
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding regarding lack of appropriate treatment in the hospitals for road accident victims, 02/07/2018
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rakesh Kumar Singhal Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/07/2018 regarding lack of appropriate treatment in the hospitals for road accident victims.</p>
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Safer roads with automated vehicles?
This report examines how increasing automation of cars and trucks could affect road safety, and which security vulnerabilities will need to be addressed with the rise of self-driving vehicles. It applies