India, Feb. 24 -- A recent report finalised under the Union ministry of road transport and highways' (MoRTH) "zero fatalities district" initiative has found that the majority of grievous road accidents in Gurugram occurred during "high-risk windows" between 9pm and 3am.

Under the initiative launched in January, government agencies, including the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Public Works Department (PWD), analysed road accident data from 2023 to 2024 .

The report, accessed by HT, shows that of the 551 fatal accidents and 615 fatalities recorded over the two years, around 179 fatal crashes and 205 deaths occurred during the critical six-hour window between 9pm and 3...