Archive · 1 Sep 2025
India Records 26,700 Road Deaths on National Highways
A government report showed that a lot of people died in road accidents on major roads in India during the first half of 2025.
Specifically, over 26,700 deaths were recorded.
The report also highlighted that between 2018 and 2022, a large number of people, exceeding 7.77 lakh, lost their lives in road accidents across the country.
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu had the highest number of accidents during the period of 2018-2022.
Over 26,700 road deaths occurred on National Highways in the first six months of 2025.
Data was provided to the parliament in July 2025.
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu had the highest number of road accidents between 2018 and 2022.
Over 7.77 lakh fatalities were recorded across the country from 2018-2022.
- Who
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- What
- Reported on road accident fatalities
- When
- First six months of 2025 (data to July 2025)
- Where
- National Highways in India
- Why
- To provide information on road safety and accident statistics.
- Fatalities (H1 2025)
- 26,700
- Total Fatalities (2018-2022)
- 7.77 lakh
