Every fifth road death was of a pedestrian in 2023 – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Every fifth death in road accidents was a pedestrian and 45% of all fatalities were those riding two-wheelers in 2023. In a first official statement, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said“over 1.72 lakh people died” in road crashes last year and around 35,000 of them were pedestrians.At an event in…