Delhi road accident news

Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Friday launched the Delhi Road Crash Report, 2021. This is the first time that the DTP has replaced the word ‘accident’ with ‘crash’ in this annual report, formerly titled as ‘Road Accidents in Delhi’, as per the report. The change is on the basis that ‘crashes’ are events that can be prevented, and are open to rational analysis and remedial action, while ‘accidents’ suggest that they are inevitable, it said. According to the report, the top 10 crash-prone roads recorded in 2021 were Outer Ring Road (280), Ring Road (280), Rohtak Road (136), GTK Road (134), Najafgarh Road (107), Wazirabad Road (101), NH-8 (85), Mathura Road (80) Grand Trunk Road (78) and Mehrauli Badarpur Road (72). Meanwhile, in terms of total road crashes in 2021, West District (648) was the highest crash prone district of all Delhi districts followed by North-West (580), South East (533) and Outer District (488).The report highlighted “disobeying traffic rules” and “over-speeding” as two top reasons behind road crashes (4,720) in the city which killed 1,239 people and injured 4,273 in 2021. According to the report, the crash incidents were recorded 13% higher in 2021 than the preceding year. The deaths climbed by 3.6% in the same duration, it added. “A large proportion of the road crash victims in low-income and middle-income countries are vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. They benefit least from policies designed for motorized travel, but ...

New Delhi: A Delhi court has denied bail to an accused in a road accident case in which a man and a 10-year-old child lost their lives while several others were injured, noting his "intentional reckless behaviour.". Vacation Judge Aparna Swami denied bail to Ajay Kumar Yadav, observing that the accused, despite the accident, continued to drive in a reckless manner while fleeing away from the spot. "The facts mentioned clearly show the intentional reckless behaviour of the applicant, who was the driver of the offending Mahindra Thar (vehicle), which not only grievously injured many but also took the lives of a 10-year-old young child and a male aged about 28 years. "Despite this, the driver/applicant continued to drive the vehicle in a reckless manner in the process of fleeing away from the spot," the judge said in an order passed on June 13. The judge said that even though the charge sheet was filed after the completion of the investigation, it did not change the nature or gravity of the offence. The accused had sought bail on the ground that he had been in judicial custody since March 9 and was no longer required for custodial interrogation. According to the prosecution, on March 8, 2023, the accused was involved in an accident on the Vasant Vihar flyover in which eight people were injured. Two people died in an accident caused by reckless driving.

• There was an increase of 3.6 percent in fatal crashes in Delhi as compared to 2020. There was an increase of 13 percent in total crashes. However, the death rate per 1,00,000 population remains the same. • Pedestrians were the most vulnerable victims. In 2021, 40.7 percent of the total persons killed in road crashes were pedestrians. Scooter/motorcycle riders were the second most vulnerable victims constituting 38.1 percent of the total persons killed. • In 2021, car/taxis caused 176 fatal crashes accounting for 15 percent of total fatal crashes which was the maximum number for a vehicle type. HTVs came next with 145 fatal crashes (12%). • Crash classification during day and night showed that in 2021, 561 fatal crashes occurred during the day, whereas 645 occurred during the night, despite fewer vehicles at night. • Number of fatal crashes occurring after 1900 hrs till 0200 hrs on all days of week is higher as commercial vehicles are also allowed to ply on the roads during this period as the restriction on “No Entry” is released. • The spatial distribution during 2021 remained uneven. Fatal crashes were more in areas with a mix of vulnerable road users, with heavy and high-speed vehicles. • In 2021, 87 cluster points were identified as crash prone zones in Delhi, as per the criteria of three or more fatal crashes within a diameter of 500 meters or ten or more total crashes in the same region. The Outer Ring Road (18), Ring Road (14), GTK Road (8), Wazirabad Road (6) and ...

The wife of former Congress MLA Rajesh Lilothia was killed after the car she was travelling in was hit by another vehicle here in the national capital on Monday morning, the police said. The SUV's driver, who fled from the spot after the incident, has been arrested and booked for rash driving and causing death by negligence. (Twitter/ANI) The deceased has been identified as Madhu Lilothia (55), a resident of Anand Parvat. According to officials, the incident happened in North Delhi's Kashmere Gate area, where a speeding SUV allegedly hit the victim's car. The SUV's driver, who fled from the spot after the incident, has been arrested and booked for rash driving and causing death by negligence. He has been identified as Zainul, a resident of Seelampur, they added. DCP North Sagar Singh Kalsi told ANI that Madhu Lilothia, wife of former Congress MLA Rajesh Lilothia, met with a road accident in North Delhi's Kashmere Gate area on Monday morning. "Her car met with an accident with an SUV. Prima facie the collision is from the side," he said, adding that the accused SUV driver had fled from the scene immediately after the incident. He said that the victim was taken to a hospital after the accident, where doctors declared her brought dead. DCP Kalsi further said the accused was later arrested on the basis of the SUV's registration number and its owner's information. "The accused has been identified as Zainul, a resident, of New Seelampur," he added. The police registered a case u...

A speeding SUV hit a motorbike carrying a family of four in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka area, killing three members of the family and leaving one injured. The family was returning home from a birthday party at their relative's residence. Lakhan, the breadwinner of his family, had celebrated his son's birthday hours before the incident. The victims were residents of Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district. The accused driver, identified as Abrar, was arrested, and a case was registered in the Dwarka North police station.

A case under sections 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way), 337 (Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 304A (Causing death by negligence), and 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Dwarka North police station.

Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Friday launched the Delhi Road Crash Report, 2021. This is the first time that the DTP has replaced the word ‘accident’ with ‘crash’ in this annual report, formerly titled as ‘Road Accidents in Delhi’, as per the report. The change is on the basis that ‘crashes’ are events that can be prevented, and are open to rational analysis and remedial action, while ‘accidents’ suggest that they are inevitable, it said. According to the report, the top 10 crash-prone roads recorded in 2021 were Outer Ring Road (280), Ring Road (280), Rohtak Road (136), GTK Road (134), Najafgarh Road (107), Wazirabad Road (101), NH-8 (85), Mathura Road (80) Grand Trunk Road (78) and Mehrauli Badarpur Road (72). Meanwhile, in terms of total road crashes in 2021, West District (648) was the highest crash prone district of all Delhi districts followed by North-West (580), South East (533) and Outer District (488).The report highlighted “disobeying traffic rules” and “over-speeding” as two top reasons behind road crashes (4,720) in the city which killed 1,239 people and injured 4,273 in 2021. According to the report, the crash incidents were recorded 13% higher in 2021 than the preceding year. The deaths climbed by 3.6% in the same duration, it added. “A large proportion of the road crash victims in low-income and middle-income countries are vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. They benefit least from policies designed for motorized travel, but ...

A speeding SUV hit a motorbike carrying a family of four in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka area, killing three members of the family and leaving one injured. The family was returning home from a birthday party at their relative's residence. Lakhan, the breadwinner of his family, had celebrated his son's birthday hours before the incident. The victims were residents of Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district. The accused driver, identified as Abrar, was arrested, and a case was registered in the Dwarka North police station.

• There was an increase of 3.6 percent in fatal crashes in Delhi as compared to 2020. There was an increase of 13 percent in total crashes. However, the death rate per 1,00,000 population remains the same. • Pedestrians were the most vulnerable victims. In 2021, 40.7 percent of the total persons killed in road crashes were pedestrians. Scooter/motorcycle riders were the second most vulnerable victims constituting 38.1 percent of the total persons killed. • In 2021, car/taxis caused 176 fatal crashes accounting for 15 percent of total fatal crashes which was the maximum number for a vehicle type. HTVs came next with 145 fatal crashes (12%). • Crash classification during day and night showed that in 2021, 561 fatal crashes occurred during the day, whereas 645 occurred during the night, despite fewer vehicles at night. • Number of fatal crashes occurring after 1900 hrs till 0200 hrs on all days of week is higher as commercial vehicles are also allowed to ply on the roads during this period as the restriction on “No Entry” is released. • The spatial distribution during 2021 remained uneven. Fatal crashes were more in areas with a mix of vulnerable road users, with heavy and high-speed vehicles. • In 2021, 87 cluster points were identified as crash prone zones in Delhi, as per the criteria of three or more fatal crashes within a diameter of 500 meters or ten or more total crashes in the same region. The Outer Ring Road (18), Ring Road (14), GTK Road (8), Wazirabad Road (6) and ...

A case under sections 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way), 337 (Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 304A (Causing death by negligence), and 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Dwarka North police station.