As Maharashtra’s road network grows, with new corridors and highways sprouting every year, so is the number of crashes witnessed on these stretches. The latest statistics show a steady rise in road crashes since 2019. While mishap-related fatalities have also been on the rise since that date, the 2023 figure was a tad lower than that of 2022. The number of deaths caused by crashes recorded in 2019 and 2023 is 12,788 and 15,009 respectively.

As per statistics released at a Road Safety Week event this week, the total number of crashes seen in the state increased from 32,925 in 2019 to 34,114 in 2023. The number of fatal crashes in 2019 was 11,787, which increased to 13,781 in 2023, while the 2022 figure is 14,058.