May 2015 was bloodiest; 14K deaths on roads

Indian roads are yet to be made safer for the commuters. There is yet another shocking statistic which has come to light with regards to how unsafe our roads are. May and March have been the cruelest months on roads  accounting for nearly 18 per cent of mishaps in each of the past two years, with May 2015 alone seeing 14,000 deaths.

In May last year more than 14,000 people were killed and over 47,000 injured in 46,247 crashes. The number of accidents in May constitute more than 9 per cent of the total over 5 lakh road accidents throughout 2015 in which 1.46 lakh were killed and over 5 lakh injured.