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On 19 May 2024, Vedant Agarwal, aged 17 years, killed two motorbike riders in an automobile collision in the Kalyani Nagar neighborhood of Pune, Maharashtra, India.The deceased, Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, were both IT professionals and residents of Madhya Pradesh.
The tragic accident has spotlighted India's poor road infrastructure and sparked a debate on whether navigation apps like Google Maps share responsibility for such incidents.
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.
2024 India–Pakistan smog; 2024 Koshi flood; 2024 Nileshwar temple fireworks disaster; ... Golaghat highway accident; H. 2024 Indian heat wave; I. 2024 India floods; J.
November 4, 2024 at 7:29 AM. ... Approximately 160,000 people are killed in road accidents in India every year - the highest in the world - mainly due to speeding and careless driving.
Seven of the eight Indian Navy veterans who were released after being initially sentenced to death on espionage charges in Qatar, reach India. [24] [25] 2024 Indian farmers' protest: Second round of protests and road blockades by farmers begin in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, demanding Minimum Support Price and waiver of ...
November 3 – India – 2024 Almora bus accident. A bus fell off a 60-meter gorge in Marchula, Uttarakhand, killing 36 and injuring 27. [599] [600] November 10 – Côte d'Ivoire – An unspecified road accident occurred on a highway between Soubré and Gagnoa, killing 21 and injuring ten. [601]
Road collisions in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India, are among the highest in India. In 2013, the state recorded 15,563 fatalities in the 14,504 recorded collisions, the highest for any state in India. The state also topped the list of most collisions in a state for all previous 18 years from 2002 to 2020.