Ludhiana: Overspeeding is the major cause of road accident deaths in Ludhiana in 2019 as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. Despite that, the Ludhiana Traffic police have only one speed checking radar, which is used in Sahnewal area on the Ludhiana-Delhi national highway. Importantly, the deaths in road accidents due to overspeeding in Ludhiana is even higher than the national average of deaths in 2019 under this category.
As per the latest NCRB data, total 365 deaths in 526 road accidents were reported in Ludhiana, of which 314 accidents were due to overspeeding, which resulted in 209 deaths. This means that 57.26% of the total deaths in road accidents in the city are due to the accidents caused by overspeeding. The figure is even higher than the national average, wherein death due to overspeeding comprises 55.2%.