According to a data analysis report released by the police 42 per cent of all the 338 fatal crashes last year in Mumbai were hit-and-run cases, state reports. The report also showed that every victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident were majorly pedestrian and motorcyclists.
However, the overall road fatalities fell by 45 per cent since 2010 with the majority of that progress happening since 2015. The highest proportion of road crash deaths in 2020 transpired amongst men between the age of 20 and 34.
A study of road crashes by researchers with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) highlighted that the highest at-risk corridor in Mumbai is the 1.3km section of Ghatkopar-Mahul Road while considering the death per kilometre.
In this stretch, 12 people were killed and 36 were seriously injured per kilometre. Aggregately, the Western Express Highway had the highest number of deaths at 124 and serious injuries of 376 in 2020.
In intersections, Ghatkopar’s Amar Mahal Junction was most at-risk with 23 deaths in the 250-meter radius between 2018 and 2020.
In light of this data, the traffic police stated that had paid a visit to the at-risk sections and intersections along with officials from the BMC to undertake requisite measures to reduce the accidents.
Additionally, the prominent cause of over 1700 crashes in 2020 was rash and negligent driving. Moreover, the BIGRS research showed that the highest number of fatalities from crashes happened on Saturday evenings.
Furthermore, more injuries and fatalities transpired between 8 pm and midnight. The highest number of fatalities were reported in the Kurla East to Trombay section as well as Mulund to Ghatkopar.
In 2020, the highest group of road users killed were pedestrians at 42 per cent, followed by two and three-wheeler drivers at 39 per cent, passengers in two and three-wheelers at 10 per cent. Males were the largest number of victims of crashes at 87 per cent. They were also 99 per cent of drivers found at fault in crash-related fatalities.
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