Mumbai recorded 2533 road accidents in 2023, a 33.7 per cent increase from 1895 in 2022, resulting in 384 fatalities and over 3000 injuries, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ (MoRTH) ‘Road Accidents in India 2023’ report released a few weeks ago. Mumbai ranked 12th for accidents among cities with a population of over a million, and 14th for fatalities, while Maharashtra ranked sixth among states for total accidents and third as far as fatalities were concerned. A notable trend, as per the report, has been that all accidents occurred on straight roads, with Y-junctions prominent.

While speeding caused 2479 accidents, leading to 373 deaths and 3242 injuries, drunken driving accounted for 54 accidents and 11 fatalities. Pedestrians were involved in 1104 accidents, with 171 deaths, and two-wheelers accounted for 160 accidents, with 23 deaths. Bicycles were involved in 166 accidents, causing 9 deaths and 199 injuries, the report added.