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Deaths due to speeding on roads up by 60% in five years | India News

NEW DELHI: Road traffic deaths due to speeding have increased by more than 60% in the past five years - from 64,633 in 2015 to 1.02 lakh in 2019. The share of speeding as a cause of road crashes too has also gone up from 44% to 67% during this period. Though the exact reasons of the bus crash that claimed 48 lives in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday would be known after a detailed investigation, there are reports suggesting speeding could be one of the reasons. According to the published data of road transport and highways ministry on crashes and fatalities till 2019 show that the number of crashes due to speeding was around 2.4 lakh in 2015 and this increased to 3.19 lakh in 2019. The trend of speeding beyond the allowed speed limit as the main cause of crashes and fatalities has been going up across the country.

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