Gurugram The city has seen an 8.29% dip in the number of accidents on its internal roads but accidents on the National Highway-48 (NH-48) continue to take place unabated, as per figures obtained from Haryana Vision Zero.
At the identified 13 black spots, all located on NH-48, 134 fatalities were recorded in 2016, 2017, and 2018, an average of nearly 44 fatalities per year. In comparison, 46 people died in accidents that took place at these spots in 2019.
However, the number of fatalities on city roads last year was 420, down from 475 and 458 fatalities in 2018 and 2017, respectively. The number of fatalities on city roads has decreased by 8.29% from 2017.