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Hyderabad: Number Of Accidents Decline But Severity On A Rise, Says Study

According to the study, most of the fatal accidents occur due to overspeeding. An increase in vehicular speed multiplies the risk of accident and severity of injury.

Hyderabad: The overall number of accidents has been on a decline, however, the severity has increased over the years, leading to a rising death toll in Hyderabad, shows a study.  

In 2017, Hyderabad reported 2,367 accidents. The highest number was 2,540 in 2018. In 2019, 2493 accidents were reported, nearly the same as 2018.

According to the study, most of the fatal accidents occur due to overspeeding. An increase in vehicular speed multiplies the risk of accident and severity of injury.

Analysing the accidents that led to overall 237 deaths, the highest was 178 due to overspeeding, followed by 13 due to drunk driving, 10 due to wrong side driving, 6 due to minors' driving, and another 24 due to reckless driving. 

 According to the reports, 95 major accidents have occurred in Hyderabad this year, including 43 freight vehicles, 14 caused by cars and 24 by two-wheelers.

The issue that is of utmost concern for the police is overspeeding motorcycles. The average speed of motorists in 2016 was 19 kilometres per hour. By 2021, it has reached 25 kmph.

The police have been taking strict action from time to time. As per records, in the first 11 months of this year, 39 lakh people were fined for not wearing helmets. Thousands were fined for violating traffic rules. A total of 21,041 cases of drunken driving have also been registered from the city.

(With inputs from ABP Desam — It is a Telugu platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from two Telugu states, follow https://telugu.abplive.com/)

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