India, April 7 -- Citizens and road safety experts have raised concerns over the emergence of an alarming trend of rise in pedestrian fatalities in Pune's road safety record. According to data shared by the 'Save Pune' traffic movement and corroborated by the traffic police, 119 pedestrians lost their lives in road accidents in 2024, accounting for over 35% of the total (334) fatalities reported that year. The situation hasn't improved this year either with 62 pedestrians dying in 59 accidents since January (12 fatalities in January, 15 in February, and 35 in March 2025). The past week has been particularly tragic with three pedestrians, including two senior citizens, being knocked down and killed in road accidents.

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