India, Dec. 27 -- Despite several safety measures implemented by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), accidents involving its buses continue to be a cause for concern. Data from the past three years shows a decline in overall accidents but a worrying persistence of fatalities, especially involving hired buses.

According to PMPML data, PMPML-owned buses were involved in 41 accidents including 12 fatal, 7 major, 8 minor and 14 insignificant accidents from April 2023 to March 2024 with an accident rate of 0.08 per one lakh kilometres. From April 2024 to March 2025, PMPML-owned buses recorded 20 accidents including 11 fatal, 3 major, 6 minor and no insignificant ones. During this period, the accident rate declined to 0.04...