Over 59,000 people killed in road mishaps in Maharashtra since 2018

Road accidents in Maharashtra in last five years claimed over 59,000 lives while 80,000 people received serious injuries, the data released by the highway police on Tuesday revealed .

Since the beginning of 2018, the state saw 59,308 deaths in road accidents, including 9,121 fatalities reported between January and July this year, it said.

As per the highway police data, at least 13,261 people died in road mishaps in 2018, 12,788 in 2019, 11,569 in 2020 and 13,528 in 2021.


Road mishaps are back in focus after recent high-profile accidents in the state.

On Sunday, Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed in a car crash on Mumbai-Ahmedadad highway, while Shiv Sangram Party leader and former member of Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) Vinayak Mete died in an accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway last month.

The state witnessed 35,717 accidents in 2018, 32,925 in 2019, 24,971 in 2020, 29,477 in 2021 and 19,677 till July year, the data states.

Meanwhile, 20,335 people were seriously injured in accidents in 2018, 9,152 in 2019, 13,971 in 2020, 16,073 in 2021 and 11,584 between January and July this year.