Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Accidents Caused by Large Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 108

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017

## ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY LARGE VEHICLES

## 108. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be  pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  fact  that  large  vehicles  such  as  trucks, dumpers, buses, lorries etc. do not follow the traffic rules in all over the country, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;

(b) whether the road accidents caused by said vehicles are increasing consistently across the country, if so, the details thereof including the number of accidents caused by such vehicles during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the number of children and adults died in road accidents during the said years, State/UTwise along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Implementation  of  provisions  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  and  Central  Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 comes under the purview of State Governments. Section 95 and section 96 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, vests powers to the State Governments to make rules for control of transport vehicles.
- (b) The State/Union Territory wise details  in  respect  of  number  of  accidents  occurring  due  to heavy vehicles i.e, Buses, Trucks, Tempos, MAVs, Tractors as received from Police Departments of all States/Union Territories during the last four calendar years i.e, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 is at Annexure-I.
- (c) The  available  information  regarding  the  number  of  children  and  adults  killed  in  road accidents as received from Police Departments of all the States/Union Territories are at Annexure-II and Annexure-III. Ministry time to time issues advisories to State Governments/Union Territories for strict compliance of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to curb road accidents.

ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  108  ANSWERED  ON  2 ND   FEBRUARY,  2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY REGARDING ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY LARGE VEHICLES

## Accident Caused by Heavy Vehicles During the Calendar years

|         |                   | 2012   | 2012                           | 2013   | 2013                           | 2014   | 2014                           | 2015   | 2015                           |
|---------|-------------------|--------|--------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States/UTs        | Buses  | Trucks, Tempos, MAVs, Tractors | Buses  | Trucks, Tempos, MAVs, Tractors | Buses  | Trucks, Tempos, MAVs, Tractors | Buses  | Trucks, Tempos, MAVs, Tractors |
| 1       | 2                 | 3      | 4                              | 5      | 6                              | 7      | 8                              | 9      | 10                             |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 3497   | 10082                          | 3301   | 10090                          | 1732   | 4324                           | 1754   | 5476                           |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 11     | 50                             | 13     | 57                             | 15     | 42                             | 15     | 71                             |
| 3.      | Assam             | 634    | 1694                           | 796    | 1730                           | 628    | 1766                           | 560    | 1718                           |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 1285   | 3243                           | 1163   | 3206                           | 961    | 2828                           | 1250   | 2811                           |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      | 747    | 2645                           | 675    | 2948                           | 675    | 2907                           | 679    | 3320                           |
| 6.      | Goa               | 204    | 391                            | 267    | 290                            | 354    | 315                            | 535    | 373                            |
| 7.      | Gujarat           | 1275   | 6686                           | 1145   | 5788                           | 1165   | 5458                           | 910    | 4715                           |
| 8.      | Haryana           | 633    | 2825                           | 634    | 2896                           | 644    | 2934                           | 670    | 3015                           |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 207    | 653                            | 209    | 648                            | 409    | 373                            | 226    | 550                            |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1235   | 1891                           | 1242   | 1524                           | 1590   | 1364                           | 1583   | 1352                           |
| 11.     | Jharkhand         | 520    | 1703                           | 531    | 1699                           | 592    | 1575                           | 374    | 1341                           |
| 12.     | Karnataka         | 3932   | 11317                          | 3590   | 9684                           | 3849   | 8238                           | 3661   | 7423                           |
| 13.     | Kerala            | 4847   | 3956                           | 4732   | 3849                           | 4843   | 3934                           | 5168   | 4200                           |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 3939   | 11433                          | 3959   | 11473                          | 3361   | 11243                          | 3447   | 11813                          |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       | 3892   | 13158                          | 3714   | 12529                          | 4409   | 10841                          | 4319   | 10764                          |
| 16.     | Manipur           | 60     | 142                            | 30     | 150                            | 38     | 127                            | 37     | 76                             |
| 17.     | Meghalaya         | 36     | 99                             | 46     | 81                             | 52     | 77                             | 36     | 84                             |
| 18.     | Mizoram           | 3      | 26                             | 4      | 31                             | 5      | 43                             | 1      | 16                             |
| 19.     | Nagaland          | 4      | 5                              | 5      | 6                              | 21     | 17                             | 5      | 8                              |
| 20.     | Orissa            | 719    | 3000                           | 720    | 3014                           | 766    | 2703                           | 634    | 3053                           |
| 21.     | Punjab            | 556    | 1567                           | 546    | 1416                           | 559    | 1384                           | 497    | 1330                           |
| 22.     | Rajasthan         | 1857   | 6366                           | 1874   | 6411                           | 1820   | 6385                           | 1586   | 6066                           |
| 23.     | Sikkim            | 0      | 0                              | 0      | 12                             | 0      | 0                              | 0      | 26                             |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu        | 7479   | 14777                          | 7429   | 8679                           | 6973   | 8959                           | 7505   | 11514                          |
| 25.     | Telangana         | NA     | NA                             | NA     | NA                             | 1457   | 4485                           | 1417   | 3576                           |
| 26.     | Tripura           | 49     | 156                            | 49     | 142                            | 27     | 128                            | 36     | 126                            |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand       | 179    | 441                            | 166    | 422                            | 146    | 459                            | 155    | 519                            |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 2526   | 7806                           | 2655   | 8059                           | 2328   | 8380                           | 2789   | 8316                           |
| 29.     | West Bengal       | 2119   | 3497                           | 1578   | 3935                           | 1262   | 3440                           | 1317   | 3837                           |
| 30.     | A&N Islands       | 18     | 27                             | 21     | 24                             | 21     | 13                             | 23     | 24                             |
| 31.     | Chandigarh        | 27     | 57                             | 20     | 51                             | 35     | 35                             | 19     | 46                             |
| 32.     | D&N Haveli        | 4      | 27                             | 4      | 36                             | 5      | 35                             | 4      | 20                             |
| 33.     | Daman &Diu        | 3      | 16                             | 0      | 15                             | 1      | 8                              | 1      | 21                             |
| 34.     | Delhi             | 500    | 1183                           | 493    | 1262                           | 531    | 1227                           | 460    | 1106                           |
| 35.     | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0                              | 0      | 0                              | 0      | 0                              | 0      | 0                              |
| 36.     | Puducherry        | 138    | 256                            | 170    | 246                            | 91     | 168                            | 159    | 191                            |
|         | Total:            | 43135  | 111175                         | 41781  | 102403                         | 41365  | 96215                          | 41832  | 98897                          |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 108 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017 ASKED BY SHRI  JITENDRA  CHAUDHURY  REGARDING  ACCIDENTS  CAUSED  BY  LARGE VEHICLES

## Accident Victims Killed according to classification of age, 2014

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   0-14 |   15-24 |   25-64 |   65& Above* |   Total Killed |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|---------|---------|--------------|----------------|
| 1         | 2                 |      3 |       4 |       5 |            6 |              7 |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |    141 |    2061 |    5155 |          551 |           7908 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      72 |      47 |            0 |            119 |
| 3.        | Assam             |    208 |    1016 |    1210 |           88 |           2522 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |    506 |    2042 |    2134 |          231 |           4913 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |    116 |    1257 |    2595 |           54 |           4022 |
| 6.        | Goa               |      7 |     102 |     170 |           11 |            290 |
| 7.        | Gujarat           |    236 |    2469 |    5078 |          172 |           7955 |
| 8.        | Haryana           |    525 |    1695 |    1881 |          382 |           4483 |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  |     52 |     423 |     695 |           29 |           1199 |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir    |     18 |     227 |     470 |          277 |            992 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         |    110 |    1147 |    1227 |          144 |           2628 |
| 12.       | Karnataka         |    474 |    3732 |    5550 |          696 |          10452 |
| 13.       | Kerala            |    207 |    1161 |    2416 |          265 |           4049 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    |    280 |    3111 |    4393 |          785 |           8569 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       |    434 |    4588 |    7484 |          297 |          12803 |
| 16.       | Manipur           |      7 |      58 |     101 |            2 |            168 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         |     25 |      50 |      59 |            7 |            141 |
| 18.       | Mizoram           |      6 |      17 |      75 |            5 |            103 |
| 19.       | Nagaland          |     11 |      33 |      34 |            3 |             81 |
| 20.       | Orissa            |    140 |    1414 |    2177 |          200 |           3931 |
| 21.       | Punjab            |    100 |    1345 |    2920 |          256 |           4621 |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         |    430 |    3675 |    6003 |          181 |          10289 |
| 23.       | Sikkim            |      0 |      25 |      34 |            0 |             59 |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu        |    471 |    4181 |    9458 |         1080 |          15190 |
| 25.       | Telangana         |    132 |    1867 |    4637 |          270 |           6906 |
| 26.       | Tripura           |     21 |      50 |     111 |            6 |            188 |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand       |     36 |     361 |     437 |           44 |            878 |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh     |   1257 |    7072 |    6764 |         1194 |          16287 |
| 29.       | West Bengal       |    406 |    1905 |    3040 |          524 |           5875 |
| 30.       | A&N Islands       |      1 |       5 |      14 |            3 |             23 |
| 31.       | Chandigarh        |      4 |      35 |      80 |           12 |            131 |
| 32.       | D&N Haveli        |      4 |      14 |      35 |            6 |             59 |
| 33.       | Daman &Diu        |      0 |       2 |      12 |            1 |             15 |
| 34.       | Delhi             |     83 |     478 |     579 |          531 |           1671 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep       |      0 |       0 |       0 |            0 |              0 |
| 36.       | Puducherry        |      6 |      29 |      94 |           22 |            151 |
|           | Total:            |   6454 |   47719 |   77169 |         8329 |         139671 |

ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 108 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017 ASKED BY SHRI  JITENDRA  CHAUDHURY  REGARDING  ACCIDENTS  CAUSED  BY  LARGE VEHICLES

## Accident Victims Killed according to classification of age, 2015

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        |   0-14 |   15-24 |   25-64 |   65& Above* |   Total Killed |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|---------|---------|--------------|----------------|
| 1         | 2                 |      3 |       4 |       5 |            6 |              7 |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |    349 |    1649 |    5766 |          533 |           8297 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |      0 |      61 |      66 |            0 |            127 |
| 3.        | Assam             |    161 |     812 |    1350 |           74 |           2397 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |    542 |    2355 |    2194 |          330 |           5421 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |    131 |    1226 |    2591 |          134 |           4082 |
| 6.        | Goa               |     10 |     100 |     185 |           16 |            311 |
| 7.        | Gujarat           |    286 |    2880 |    4847 |          106 |           8119 |
| 8.        | Haryana           |    620 |    1741 |    1959 |          559 |           4879 |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  |     62 |     370 |     624 |           40 |           1096 |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir    |     16 |     217 |     404 |          280 |            917 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         |     70 |    1154 |    1381 |          288 |           2893 |
| 12.       | Karnataka         |    224 |    3276 |    6661 |          695 |          10856 |
| 13.       | Kerala            |    222 |    1214 |    2492 |          268 |           4196 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    |     80 |    3293 |    5215 |          726 |           9314 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       |      0 |    4830 |    8382 |            0 |          13212 |
| 16.       | Manipur           |      3 |      66 |      66 |            4 |            139 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         |     27 |      79 |      77 |            0 |            183 |
| 18.       | Mizoram           |      3 |      19 |      50 |            0 |             72 |
| 19.       | Nagaland          |      2 |       9 |      19 |            0 |             30 |
| 20.       | Orissa            |    140 |    1409 |    2547 |          207 |           4303 |
| 21.       | Punjab            |    139 |    1471 |    2925 |          358 |           4893 |
| 22.       | Rajasthan         |    486 |    3661 |    6196 |          167 |          10510 |
| 23.       | Sikkim            |      5 |      31 |      33 |            1 |             70 |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu        |    417 |    3848 |   10546 |          831 |          15642 |
| 25.       | Telangana         |    258 |    1653 |    4838 |          361 |           7110 |
| 26.       | Tripura           |      6 |      37 |     103 |           12 |            158 |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand       |     48 |     384 |     455 |           26 |            913 |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh     |   1102 |    7840 |    7616 |         1108 |          17666 |
| 29.       | West Bengal       |    448 |    2137 |    2998 |          651 |           6234 |
| 30.       | A&N Islands       |      0 |       6 |      15 |            2 |             23 |
| 31.       | Chandigarh        |      6 |      28 |      89 |            6 |            129 |
| 32.       | D&N Haveli        |      0 |      14 |      26 |            2 |             42 |
| 33.       | Daman &Diu        |      0 |       4 |      38 |            0 |             42 |
| 34.       | Delhi             |     70 |     472 |     588 |          492 |           1622 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep       |      0 |       0 |       0 |            0 |              0 |
| 36.       | Puducherry        |      4 |      74 |     144 |           13 |            235 |
|           | Total:            |   5937 |   48420 |   83486 |         8290 |         146133 |

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