Karnal, March 25 -- Data obtained through the Right To Information (RTI) from the Haryana traffic police shows that 57,901 people lost their lives in road accidents in the state since 2014. Superintendent of police (SP), traffic and highways, Pushpa provided the data in response to an RTI application filed by Karnal-based advocate Rajesh Sharma.

According to the RTI response, the state recorded nearly 1.15 lakh road accidents across 24 districts (23 districts before 2024 and 21 before 2017) in the last 11 years. The response also reveals that in 2017, as many as 5,120 lives were lost-the highest since 2014 - in 11,258 road accidents.

The RTI reveals that accidental deaths rose from 4,689 in 2024 to 4,885 in 2025, while the number of acc...