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On 4 December 2008, Ten schoolchildren were killed and twelve injured in a road accident at Perumannu, when a Jeep hit the children as they were on their way home from school. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] One of the injured victims died a few days later, raising the death toll to 10 children.
The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000). [ 3 ] Adults aged between 15 and 44 years account for 59 percent of global road traffic deaths. 77 percent of road deaths are males.
ACTS was founded on 8 May 2000, under the Presidency of Alkesh Kumar Sharma District Collector and General Secretary Fr. Davis Chiramel [4] [5] with the support of local civic leaders. Till December 2019, ACTS has 45,000 members in 17 branches, 145 units and has 22 ambulances.
A study by IIT Delhi points out that the national highways constitute only 2% of the length of roads in India, but they account for 30.3% of total road accidents and 36% of deaths. [2] [3] The NCRB data for 2021 shows 17,993 accidents in Indian Railways, a rise in 38% compared to the year 2020, with most accidents in Maharashtra. [4]
A traffic collision in Japan, 2007 The aftermath of an accident involving a jackknifing truck, Mozambique, Africa. A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.
A report published by the WHO in 2004 estimated that some 1.2 million people were killed and 50 million injured in traffic collisions on the roads around the world each year [6] and that traffic accidents were the leading cause of death among children 10–19 years of age. The report also noted that the problem was most severe in developing ...
Vehicle collisions are not usually accidents, given that they are mostly caused by preventable causes such as drunk driving and intentionally driving too fast, and as such should not be referred to as accidents. [3] The use of the word accident to describe car wrecks was promoted by the US National Automobile Chamber of Commerce in the middle ...
3. Minor accidents: These accidents result in minor injuries that usually require little to no medical intervention. Another way to classify accidents is based on the type of event that caused them: 1. Traffic accidents: These accidents occur on roads and highways involving vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, and trucks. 2.