Fatalities in road accidents in just one district more than the number killed in terrorist activity: Gadkari

The Road Ministry may have a success story to share in terms of the length of highways built in the country, but the country’s road safety track record remains a blot.

“We may have built more roads in the last five years, but unfortunately there has been an increase in the number of accidents during the period,” said Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, at a conference here today.

Fatalities due to road accidents in a year in just one district – Nagpur – was more than the number of people killed due to terrorist activities in the country, said Gadkari, adding that 586 lives were lost due to road accidents in his Lok Sabha constituency, Nagpur.