While sentencing the convict the court said, "The number of road accidents and the number of deaths in road accidents in India has reached to an alarming situation which needs to be handled strictly."
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday raised concern over the road accidents in India and stated that the country accounts for 5 lakh road accidents every year, which is the highest in the world.
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Voicing his concerns over rising road accidents, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said India accounts for nearly 11 per cent of the total road accidents in the world and it is no less than a silent pandemic.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 19 (ANI): Citing a report of the National Crime Bureau, the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that road accidents are a major cause of concern as they account for the eighth biggest cause of deaths in the country.