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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. [6]
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 study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimated that Road accidents in Pakistan resulted in $5.4 billion in losses in 2015 alone. [15] According to a 2018 report of Ministry of Communications, Pakistan incurs an annual loss of approximately $9 billion due to road traffic accidents. [16]
February 4 – China – A minibus crashed in Meizhou, Guangdong, during the first day for the peak travel season centered on the Chinese New Year, killing 10. [211] March 11 – Tanzania – Tanzania road accident. A bus and two trucks collided, killing 41 and injuring 25. [212] March 14 – Brazil – Brazil bus accident.
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 ...
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 ...
Kuthiran gradient is situated in the Kuthiran Hills, situated in the western part of Anaimalai Hills.The hills are part of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary. Kuthiran gradient was a major traffic bottleneck and an accident spot on the crowded Thrissur-Palakkad stretch of the 6 lane National Highway 544 (India) used by long distance traffic coming from Coimbatore, Salem, Chennai and Bengaluru.