India, Feb. 17 -- Rear-end or "hit-from-back", side-impact and head-on collisions involving pedestrians and motorists were the leading causes of road accident fatalities in the district in 2023 and 2024, according to electronic detailed accident report (eDAR) records accessed by HT.

The crash configuration data showed that about 93% of mortalities occurred in these categories. Of 615 commuters and pedestrians who died in road accidents during the two-year period, 573 suffered high-impact collisions from the same, opposite and angular directions. Among all categories listed in eDAR records, pedestrian-related crashes accounted for 231 deaths, followed by rear-end (170), side impact (111) and head-on (61).

The remaining accidental mortali...