Nepal, Jan. 28 -- Road accidents and related fatalities have become alarmingly common in Nepal, with scarcely a day passing without tragic news. According to a Nepal Police report, an average of 75 road accidents occur daily on our roads, claiming around seven lives. What's more, in the past Nepali month of Poush alone (mid-December to mid-January), 197 people died in 2,276 accidents, while 3,417 were injured. In the last fiscal year, more than 2,000 people lost their lives in road accidents. At this rate, the country's target of cutting road deaths by 50 percent by 2030 will be a distant dream. These statistics highlight the urgent need to take road accidents more seriously.

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