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India Records 82,124 Over‑Speeding Accidents in 2025, Total Road Crashes Top 5.13 Lakh
✍️ ET Auto
🗓 01 Aug 2026, 09:48 AM
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In 2025, India logged 82,124 accidents caused by speeding, pushing total road crashes to 513,000, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways released its annual traffic safety report on Thursday, revealing that 82,124 road accidents in 2025 were attributed to over‑speeding. This figure alone accounts for a significant portion of the 513,000 total crashes recorded across the country.
Over‑speeding remains the leading factor in fatal and non‑fatal collisions, according to the report. The data underscores the persistent challenge of enforcing speed limits on India’s expanding highway network.
The total number of road crashes has crossed the 5.13‑lakh mark, a slight increase from the previous year’s tally of 5.07 lakh. The rise highlights the need for stricter traffic policing and public awareness campaigns.
Transport officials have urged the deployment of speed cameras and the introduction of stricter penalties for speed violations to curb the trend and improve road safety.
Over‑speeding remains the leading factor in fatal and non‑fatal collisions, according to the report. The data underscores the persistent challenge of enforcing speed limits on India’s expanding highway network.
The total number of road crashes has crossed the 5.13‑lakh mark, a slight increase from the previous year’s tally of 5.07 lakh. The rise highlights the need for stricter traffic policing and public awareness campaigns.
Transport officials have urged the deployment of speed cameras and the introduction of stricter penalties for speed violations to curb the trend and improve road safety.