Indian roads are getting safer but rural areas the new death-traps
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30/03/2008
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Indian Express (New Delhi)
Rural areas account for over 60% of all deaths; Delhi may have highest number of fatalities but has one of the lowest number of deaths per 10,000 vehicles: 4.8 NEW DELHI, MARCH 29 : Better roads, better vehicles, better protection and faster medical intervention bring down the number of deaths in road accidents. That may be stating the obvious but the latest report of road accidents across the country (for 2006) challenges conventional wisdom. According to a report of the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways