INDORE: The body count on Madhya Pradesh's roads is rising alarmingly. There were 3,420 more accident deaths on national highways in the state in 2022 than in 2019, and MP's share of accidents in the country has risen to 9.1%.
In 2019, MP's share of NH accidents was 7.4%, says the Road Accidents-2022 report released recently by the ministry of road transport and highways. The Centre's report says that 13,427 people were killed in road accidents in MP last year, including 4025 on national highways.
The state's share of road fatalities rose last year to 8% from around 7.1%. And, in case of deaths on national highways, the state's share rose to 6.6% last year from 5% in 2019, the ministry's report stated.
