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Road accident scenario more serious in India than COVID-19 with 415 deaths daily: Nitin Gadkari
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Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021, 08:36 PM IST
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India accounts for the highest road accidents globally, with 1.5 lakh people being killed and more 3.5 lakh crippled annually.
Unfortunately we stand at position 1 in the road accidents in the world, ahead of US and China. Being transport minister, I am sensible and serious for the subject, Gadkari said.
Terming the road accidents scenario in India much serious than COVID-19 pandemic , Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said more than 40,000 kms of highways have been brought under safety audit to check deficiencies causing accidents. It is a sordid state of affairs that Indian roads witness 415 deaths per day in accidents, the highest in the world, and losses amount to 3.14 per cent of the GDP, Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari said. ....

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