Road accident fatalities go up in capital city
The Hindu
Of the 134 victims, 39 are pedestrians
A larger number of people lost their lives in road accidents from January to June this year as compared to the corresponding period last year. The percentage increase in the deaths is 27.61% The Hyderabad Traffic Police released the data on Thursday which stated that as many as 105 persons were killed in 2020. The number rose to 134 this year over the same period. Of the 134 victims, 39 are pedestrians. Driving on the wrong side of the road killed as many as eight persons in the current year. This is more than those who were killed on account of drunken driving – six. However, the largest number of deaths caused was due to over-speeding. Police said that as many as 95 persons were killed due to high speed driving.
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