Hyderabad, May 9 -- Hyderabad recorded 3,785 accidents in 2024, with January recording the highest number of accidents. Most of these accidents occurred between 6 and 7 PM, according to the Accident Deaths and Suicide Report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

The NCRB tracked accidents in 53 major cities of India for the year 2024. The report breaks down the accidents into different time slots,

Hours with the most accidents

Hyderabad recorded 593 accidents between 6 and 9 PM, the highest of any time period in the city. Most accidents occur when it is closing time for offices, schools finish their extra work, and the roads absorb the maximum weight of the traffic.

The second highest slot is from noon to 3 pm, during which 559...