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73 lakh lives were lost. In a written reply to a question from DMK’s A Raja, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said, “As per information received from states/UTs, the total number of road accident deaths on all categories of roads in the country during the calendar year 2024 was 1,77,177, including data in respect of West Bengal taken from the eDAR portal. ” In another reply on deaths on NH, the minister told the House that 54,433 people had died.

In accidents on such roads, which accounts for about 31% of all road accidents in the country. Experts have consistently pointed out the need for scientific investigation of all fatal accidents and fixing of responsibility of all agencies, which can help in reducing road deaths. One of the experts said, “The government should involve civil society and a large number of non-governmental organizations to deal with this crisis instead of relying on just a few because the magnitude of the problem is huge.

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