Road deaths in city this year down 24%: Transport dept | Mumbai News
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a modest but significant improvement in road safety in the first two months of the year, with both fatal crashes and deaths declining by nearly 8% compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released by the transport department on Tuesday.The data, accessed by TOI, showed that fatal crashes across the state fell from 2,556 in Jan-Feb 2025 to 2,362 in the corresponding period this year. Fatalities dipped from 2,753 to 2,539, marking an 8% reduction. Overall crashes, including both fatal and non-fatal incidents, dipped by 2%, from 6,209 cases last year to 6,113. Mumbai and Navi Mumbai reported sharper declines in road crash deaths than the state’s average. Fatalities in Mumbai dropped by 24%, while Navi Mumbai saw a 29% fall. The department did not provide absolute numbers for Mumbai and Navi Mumbai in the report. Among other regions, Nashik city recorded the steepest decline at 53%, followed by Sindhudurg at 47%, Washim district at 45%, Nagpur city at 35%, Solapur city at 31%, Akola at 23% and Gadchiroli at 22%. Additional transport commissioner Bharat Kalaskar attributed part of the improvement to stronger enforcement and technology-led monitoring. The official said the intelligent traffic management system on Mumbai-Pune expressway helped reduce crashes by 19% over the past year, and similar systems would soon be introduced on state highways. The transport department’s enforcement drive has also gathered pace. Advanced interceptor radar vehicles equipped with AI-powered 360° cameras detected 1,65,303 riders without helmets and 22,017 pillion riders without helmets over the past year, taking the total two-wheeler helmet violations to nearly 1.9 lakh. Authorities also booked 12,362 motorists for not wearing front seatbelts, 14,658 for speeding, 10,262 for invalid pollution certificates and 4,637 for triple riding. Officials said sustained preventive measures and penalties on offenders contributed to the decline in crashes across Maharashtra.
