<p class="title">NEW DELHI, DHNS: The use of mobile phones while driving claimed 3,172 lives and injured 7,830 people last year, says the latest road accident data released by the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per the India Accidents Report, 2017 compiled by Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, a total of 8,526 accidents occurred due to the use of the phone while driving.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Of the total 4.64 lakh road accidents in 2017, a total of 1.47 lakh people were killed and 4.7 lakh injured.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Over-speeding was the biggest cause for road accidents causing 70.4 % of the total accidents, the report said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 2017 data shows some improvement in terms of road accidents as compared to 2016. The number of road accidents was down by 3.3% and the number of injuries by 4.8% in 2017 from the previous year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The number of deaths in 2017 was less by 1.9% compared to 2016. In 2016, a total 1,51 lakh persons died from a total of 4.81 lakh accidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The absolute number of fatalities from road accidents continues to be high, creating a big challenge," says Y S Malik, secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.</p>.<p class="bodytext">30.4% of total road accidents took place on national highways, while 34% of all road accidents involved two-wheelers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People between 18 and 45 years of age are the major victims of road accidents, who form 72.15 % of total victims in 2017.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Tamil Nadu tops</strong></p>.<p>While Tamil Nadu tops the maximum number of road accidents for 2017 in the country, Karnataka is on third.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu stands first with 65,562 road accidents, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 53,339 and Karnataka at 42,542.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, last year, road accidents in Karnataka were slightly less compared to 2016. In 2016, a total of 44,403 accidents had taken place in Karnataka.</p>
<p class="title">NEW DELHI, DHNS: The use of mobile phones while driving claimed 3,172 lives and injured 7,830 people last year, says the latest road accident data released by the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per the India Accidents Report, 2017 compiled by Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, a total of 8,526 accidents occurred due to the use of the phone while driving.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Of the total 4.64 lakh road accidents in 2017, a total of 1.47 lakh people were killed and 4.7 lakh injured.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Over-speeding was the biggest cause for road accidents causing 70.4 % of the total accidents, the report said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 2017 data shows some improvement in terms of road accidents as compared to 2016. The number of road accidents was down by 3.3% and the number of injuries by 4.8% in 2017 from the previous year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The number of deaths in 2017 was less by 1.9% compared to 2016. In 2016, a total 1,51 lakh persons died from a total of 4.81 lakh accidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The absolute number of fatalities from road accidents continues to be high, creating a big challenge," says Y S Malik, secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.</p>.<p class="bodytext">30.4% of total road accidents took place on national highways, while 34% of all road accidents involved two-wheelers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People between 18 and 45 years of age are the major victims of road accidents, who form 72.15 % of total victims in 2017.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Tamil Nadu tops</strong></p>.<p>While Tamil Nadu tops the maximum number of road accidents for 2017 in the country, Karnataka is on third.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu stands first with 65,562 road accidents, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 53,339 and Karnataka at 42,542.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, last year, road accidents in Karnataka were slightly less compared to 2016. In 2016, a total of 44,403 accidents had taken place in Karnataka.</p>
