1.5 lakh people die in 5 lakh road accidents every year
As many as 1.5 lakh people die every year in 5 lakh road accidents in India, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said in Lok Sabha. "Road engineering can also be partly blamed for these high number of accidents," Gadkari added. "The government has accorded highest priority in reducing the number of accidents and checking deaths on the road," he said.