LUCKNOW, April 7 -- Uttar Pradesh's Zero Fatality Drive (ZFD), launched across the state from January 1, has led to an 11.55% drop in road accident deaths and a 7.43% decline in total crashes in the first quarter of 2026, senior police officials said on Tuesday.

Officials said the results indicate that around 450 lives were saved - nearly five each day - while the total number of accidents declined by 506, or about 5.6 fewer crashes daily. Police have also stepped up scientific crash investigation and analysis, with officers being trained in collaboration with IRTE and CTM experts to improve probe quality.

The scheme was implemented in 487 accident-prone police stations across all seven police commissionerates and 68 districts. Accordin...