Fatalities on Indian roads: One death reported every three minutes

France 2425 September 2026, 11:33 UTCIndia

India has the second-largest road network in the world, spanning over 6 million kilometres. But these roads are silent killers, with one death reported every three minutes. Every day, headlines are filled with horror stories: drunk drivers mowing people down, school buses hit by speeding trucks killing children, buses with dozens of passengers plunging into gorges.

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