66.5 percent of All Road Accident Victims in 2022 were among 18-45 Age Group: MoRTH Annual Report 2024-25

According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Annual Report 2024-25, young adults made up the largest share of road accident victims in the country. The report states that 66.5% of all people involved in road accidents in 2022 were aged between 18 and 45 years.

This age group includes students, first-time workers, and early career professionals, who together represent a large section of India’s active road users. Their higher mobility for work, education and travel places them at more frequent risk on both highways and urban roads.

The report also said that 83.4% of all road accident deaths in 2022 occurred in the 18 to 60-year age group. This group represents the country’s working-age population and forms the bulk of those recorded as fatalities during the year.

According to the Annual report 2024-25, India recorded 4,61,312 road accidents in 2022. These incidents led to 1,68,491 deaths and caused injuries to 4,43,366 people. A year-on-year comparison shows increases across all key indicators.

Accidents rose by 11.9%, fatalities by 9.4%, and injuries by 15.3% compared to 2021. Accident severity, defined as the number of persons killed per 100 accidents - stood at 36.5 in 2022, compared with 37.3 in 2021.

Overspeeding was the leading recorded cause of road accidents. As per the report, 72.3% of all accidents and 71.2% of all fatalities in 2022 were linked to overspeeding. The report also includes a breakdown of vehicle types involved in fatal accidents. Two-wheelers accounted for 44.5% of all deaths. Pedestrians accounted for 19.5% of fatalities, followed by cars, taxis and vans at 12.5%. Trucks and lorries contributed 6.3%, auto-rickshaws 3.9%, bicycles 2.9% and buses 2.4%.