New Delhi, April 17 -- The Supreme Court of India on Thursday flagged several issues related to providing immediate aid and response for the safety of road accident victims in India.

A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan urged that all states and union territories must work on establishing a swift action protocol to ensure the safety of road accident victims.

"Road accidents in our country are on the rise. Reasons may be different. There are cases where victims who are injured do not get immediate help. There are cases where victims may not be injured, but they get trapped in vehicles. In short, the issue raised by the applicant is about the obligation of the state to develop machinery that will provide a swift response to t...