The various measures continuously implemented by the Transport Department for road safety in Maharashtra are showing positive results, and according to an official data up to November 2025, a decrease in the rate of road accident fatalities has been recorded in the state.
From January to November 2025, a total of 33,002 accidents occurred in the state, resulting in 14,066 deaths. During the same period last year, there were 32,784 accidents with 14,185 fatalities.
Comparatively, although the number of accidents increased by 218 (0.66 percent), the number of fatalities decreased by 119, or 0.83 percent. This reduction in the death rate demonstrates the success of the road safety measures.
Mumbai-Pune Expressway:
Between January and November, accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway have dropped marginally by 2% while fatalities registered a 26% dip, according to data from the state transport department.
Of the total 172 accidents reported, 54 were fatal, resulting in 61 deaths, a drop from 2024 when 82 people were killed in 66 fatal mishaps.
Accidents which caused serious injury but not death during the January-to-November period this year numbered 37, affecting 128 people, while 79 people sustained minor injuries in 25 other accidents. There were also 56 more accidents on the expressway wherein none were injured.
Additionally, a significant reduction in accidental deaths has been recorded on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. From January to November 2024, there were 82 accidental deaths on this route, while in 2025, this number decreased to 61, a reduction of 21 deaths (26 percent). The number of accidents also decreased from 66 to 54, a reduction of 18 percent.
Samruddhi Expressway:
Meanwhile, accidents on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway between January to November this year registered a 32% rise compared to the same period in 2024, alongside a 21% increase in deaths.
A total of 168 accidents occurred during this period; 117 among these were fatal mishaps, resulting in 138 deaths, up from 87 fatal accidents and 114 deaths during the corresponding period in 2024. Accidents which caused serious injury but not death during the January-to-November period this year numbered 40, affecting 119 people, while 80 people sustained minor injuries in six other accidents. There were also five more accidents on the expressway wherein none were injured.
Significant Reduction in Fatalities:
Road safety measures have led to a significant reduction in fatalities in some districts. The Transport Department has reported a 21 percent decrease in accidental deaths in Nagpur city, 20 percent in Palghar, 17 percent in Amravati, 15 percent in Pune, 14 percent in Dhule, and 12 percent in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Aims to cut down accident rate by 50%
The Transport Department has set a target of reducing the number of road accidents in the state by 50 percent by 2030, and to achieve this, road safety measures will be implemented more effectively in the future. The Transport Department has also appealed to all drivers and pedestrians in the state to strictly follow traffic rules.
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