Rate of accidents in Guntur down, but fatalities remain high
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Lockdown keeps road accidents under check
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Lockdown keeps road accidents under check
As the year of the pandemic comes to an end, there is some cheer as 2020 has seen lesser accidents in Guntur district. In Guntur Urban limits, 545 road accidents took place till the end of November, when compared with 866 accidents in 2017, 857 accidents in 2018 and 803 accidents in 2019.
In Guntur Rural limits, 470 road accidents took place, when compared with 517 in 2019 and 548 in 2018. But the fatality rate remained higher, as in 2020, there were 586 deaths when compared with 768 in 2019 and 738 in 2018.