<p>A road safety initiative to identify crash-prone places in the city and reduce fatalities through sustained intervention was launched on Friday.</p>.<p>The initiative — Safer Roads Bengaluru — was launched across the country by AXA. In the city, the organisation is partnering with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru (IPH).</p>.<p>Transport secretary B Basavaraaju inaugurated the event. According to a release, about 1.5 lakh Indians die in road accidents each year and five lakh sustain serious injuries.</p>.<p>Karnataka, with a population of 6.1 crore, comes third in the list of road injuries and fifth in traffic deaths in the country.</p>.<p>IPH director Dr N Devadasan said road accidents are a grave health concern since it is the major cause of death among people in the 15-29 age group.</p>.<p>"Karnataka and Bengaluru report many crashes, resulting in death or disability each year. We'll conduct a detailed study of the roads in Bengaluru as part of this initiative and work with the best practices in one or two stretches to make them safer," Dr Devadasan said.</p>
<p>A road safety initiative to identify crash-prone places in the city and reduce fatalities through sustained intervention was launched on Friday.</p>.<p>The initiative — Safer Roads Bengaluru — was launched across the country by AXA. In the city, the organisation is partnering with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) and Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru (IPH).</p>.<p>Transport secretary B Basavaraaju inaugurated the event. According to a release, about 1.5 lakh Indians die in road accidents each year and five lakh sustain serious injuries.</p>.<p>Karnataka, with a population of 6.1 crore, comes third in the list of road injuries and fifth in traffic deaths in the country.</p>.<p>IPH director Dr N Devadasan said road accidents are a grave health concern since it is the major cause of death among people in the 15-29 age group.</p>.<p>"Karnataka and Bengaluru report many crashes, resulting in death or disability each year. We'll conduct a detailed study of the roads in Bengaluru as part of this initiative and work with the best practices in one or two stretches to make them safer," Dr Devadasan said.</p>
