Chandigarh, Aug. 30 -- City Beautiful may have fewer road accidents than most million-plus cities in the country, but when crashes do occur, they are far more likely to turn fatal. This was revealed in the Road Accidents in India-2023 report, released recently by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).

As per the report, the city contributed barely 0.22% to the road accident figures in India in 2023, but its accident severity index stood at 36.8 deaths per 100 accidents - one of the highest among large Indian cities. Road accident severity is measured by the number of persons killed per 100 accidents.

In all, the city recorded 182 road accidents in 2023, down from 237 in 2022, but they still claimed 67 lives and left 171 pe...