More than 1 lakh people were killed due to overspeeding in 2019 as per the annual report on road accident published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).
Over-speeding (referred to as just “speeding” in international parlance) accounts for 67% (more than 2/3rd) of all fatalities and more than than 70% of all accidents and injuries.
As per the same report 10, 885 people were killed in million-plus cities due to over-speeding (61% of fatalities in cities) with Jaipur, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai topping the list. Mumbai perhaps due to slower speed in the city due to congestion ranks 31st on this list (120 fatalities). Aurangabad, Nasik and Nagpur all have triple-digit fatalities due to over-speeding. Only Pune ranks 42nd on the list with 70 fatalities.
The situation is also grim for pedestrian. 25, 858 pedestrian were killed in road crashes, 17% of all those killed, a 14% increase from the previous year. Cycling accounts for another 3%. These are importance statistics when We talk about speed because pedestrian and cyclist are especially vulnerable when involved in high speed colision.
Please read the detailed report:
