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Despite lockdowns, 1.2 lakh died in road accidents in India in 2020

As many as 3.92 lakh lives have been lost in three years in deaths due to negligence related to road accidents, the National Crime Records Bureau revealed in its annual 'Crime India' report for 2020

Despite lockdowns, 1.2 lakh died in road accidents in India in 2020

Despite being under Covid-19 lockdown and curbs for most part, India logged 1.20 lakh deaths due to road accidents in 2020. This means that 328 people lost their lives every day on an average in road accidents, according to government data.

As many as 3.92 lakh lives have been lost in three years in deaths due to negligence related to road accidents, the National Crime Records Bureau revealed in its annual 'Crime India' report for 2020.

While 1.20 lakh such deaths were recorded in 2020, the figures stood at 1.36 lakh in 2019 and 1.35 lakh in 2018, the data showed.

The country also logged 1.35 lakh cases of "hit and run" since 2018, the NCRB report showed.

In 2020 alone, there were 41,196 cases of “hit and run” while there were 47,504 such cases in 2019 and 47,028 in 2018, the report showed.

On an average, there were 112 cases of "hit and run" reported across the country every day in the past year, according to the data.

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