Over Speeding Caused Over 82000 Road Accidents In India In 2025 GadkariOver-speeding caused over 82,000 road accidents in India in 2025: GadkariOver-speeding caused 82,124 road accidents in India in 2025 as total crashes rose to over 5.13 lakh, Parliament was informed. By PTI Updated On - 30 July 2026, 08:02 PMNew Delhi: Over-speeding caused 82,124 road accidents in India in 2025, accounting for around 16 per cent of all road accidents, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The number of road accidents in India rose by 5.3 per cent to more than 5.13 lakh in 2025, with road crashes claiming the lives of 21 people every hour, according to government data. On average, 59 road accidents occurred every hour in the country. “A total of 5,13,563 road accidents have been reported by police departments of states and Union Territories in the country during the calendar year 2025, claiming 1,83,382 lives,” Gadkari said.