India, June 12 -- India's roads became deadlier in 2024, with fatalities from road crashes rising to 177,175, a 2.5% increase from 172,890 in 2023, according to the latest Road Accidents in India 2024 report released by the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) on Thursday. The country recorded 487,707 accidents during the year, up 1.5% from the previous year. The 2024 toll is significantly higher than the 10-year average of around 154,000 fatalities annually between 2014 and 2023. Averaged out, in 2024, India witnessed approximately 485 deaths every day and 20.2 deaths hourly compared to 473 such deaths in 2023, 19.7 deaths every 60 minutes.P11...