Accidents & Injuries

The Indian Railway is the world's third-largest network and transports 18 million people daily to their destinations. Every day, almost 16,000 trains pass through railway tracks. With such a large volume of movement, train collisions are inevitable. According to train accident records, derailments and railway crossings are the major causes of accidents. Until recently, most railway crossings were open, and many incidents were attributed to human error. Indian Railways do not invest sufficiently towards ensuring safety. Therefore, the annual accident ra...

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Railways, roadways, airways, and waterways are modes of transportation of goods from one place to another. Transportation of goods and people plays a crucial role in defining a country's development. The transport system acts as a base for any setting's economic structure. Therefore, transportation aids in the following: Developing the arenas of trade, commerce, and industry Mitigating immobility Discarding regional discrepancies As the most used mode of transport in India, the roadways play an essential hand in the country's growth. Road t...

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With motor vehicle usage in India increasing over the last several years, road accidents have increased steeply. Road injuries and fatalities in a car crash have become a major public issue because they are the leading cause of mortality and permanent disability. This article provides a basic overview of accidents due to car crashes and the provisions laid by Indian Penal Code (IPC) and discusses inadequacies in the punishing conditions of the parts of the act and, finally, underlines the critical need for change and provides solutions. Introduction I...

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India has a well-connected and synchronised transportation infrastructure that plays a vital role in commercial development by supporting the equitable distribution of generated products and services and mobility of people. The contribution of the transport sector to India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is gradually increasing. Traffic crashes are an obstacle and impede the smooth flow of traffic. The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) collects detailed data on traffic accidents, including road accidents in India for policymakers to surmise the pattern...

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