Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of road accidents on its network of National Highways in 2022 with 64,105 accidents. The State saw 17,884 fatalities due to road accidents, according to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) statistics.
In the entire country, a total number of 4,61,312 road accidents have been reported during the calendar year 2022, claiming 1,68,491 lives and causing injuries to 4,43,366 persons. Tamil Nadu’s 64,105 accidents form 13.9% of all accidents that happened in the country last year. It was followed by Madhya Pradesh with 54,432 accidents.
The State retained its top position in 2022 for the fifth consecutive year. There were 22,961 accidents on National Highways in 2018, 21,489 accidents in 2019, 18,372 accidents in 2020, 16,869 accidents in 2021 and 18,972 accidents on NHs in 2022.
