PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 20 -- Excessive road pressure, coupled with inadequate traffic management due to a lack of requisite staff strength in the traffic department, has led to a steady rise in road accidents and subsequent fatalities over the years in the district.

According to official records, a total of 5,844 accidents were reported on Prayagraj roads over the past 54 months, from January 2021 to July 2025. These incidents claimed 2,679 lives and left 3,663 critically injured, averaging over 49 deaths per month or nearly two deaths per day. Similarly, an average of 68 people were critically injured each month during this period, translating to more than two serious injuries daily on Prayagraj roads.

Some of the major causes behind these ca...