Bengaluru, Oct. 7 -- Despite thousands of serious road accidents in Bengaluru over the past four and a half years, justice remains elusive for most victims. Police data paints a grim picture: over 3,500 fatal accidents and more than 15,000 non-fatal crashes were reported between 2021 and mid-2025, yet the conviction rate hovers at a mere 7 per cent.

On average, Karnataka sees 25 people killed and over 80 injured in road mishaps every single day, said a report by the Bangalore Mirror. But securing convictions in these cases has proved extremely difficult.

This has been attributed to a mix of missing eyewitnesses, weak evidence, and a disturbing trend of out-of-court settlements. Officials estimated that up to 70 per cent of fatal cases a...