India, Aug. 11 -- Road accidents in India kill more people every year than any war or disease does. India records nearly 5 lakh road accidents annually, resulting in 1.8 lakh fatalities. Also, 66% of the deceased are young people. Road accidents in India are caused by various reasons, and many of them are simply not following traffic rules.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, stated that no war or disease claims as many lives as India's roads do each year. He said that in 2025 alone, 54,132 people lost their lives simply because they were not wearing helmets, while two-wheeler riders account for 45% of all road fatalities. "Every hour, 21 people die on our roads. Such a scale of death is not seen even in diseas...