Over 150 families have been completely ‘wiped out’ in the last five years in road crashes, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Tuesday.
In an analysis it was found that between January 2020 and November 2024 the highest number of people from the same family was killed in road accidents involving auto-rickshaws followed by accidents involving motorcyclesÂ
The report also said that in recent years the trend of the entire family to die together in road crashes was increasing.
The report was prepared based on reports published in nine national dailies, seven online news portals, different electronic media and the foundation’s own sources.
A total of 1,179 people under 352 families were killed in the road crashes involving auto-rickshaw, the report shows.
In 137 of these incidents both husband and wife, in 78 incidents three members, in 62 incidents four members, in 38 incidents five members, in 26 incidents six members and in 78 incidents three members from the same family were killed.
In the road crashes involving motorcycles in 123 incidents 123 couples (246 husbands and wives) and in 84 incidents 84 father-son duo (168 fathers and sons) were killed.
The report shows that in the 16 road accidents - involving microbuses - two members, in 22 incidents three members, in 17 incidents four members, in 11 incidents five members, in eight incidents six members and in one incident 11 members from the same family were killed.
A total of 280 from 75 families perished in these crashes.
In the road crashes involving cars 249 people from 76 families were killed while in 24 incidents two members, in 21 incidents three members, in 17 incidents four members, and in 14 incidents five members from the same family were killed.
The report also shows that 70 from 18 families were killed in the crashes involving ambulances killed in the past five years.
In nine incidents three members, in five incidents four members, in three incidents five members and in one incident eight members from the same family were killed.
Road Safety Foundation blamed movement of auto-rickshaw on highways, plying of unfit microbuses and ambulances, unskilled driving and lack of rest of microbus and ambulance drivers and reckless motorcycle driving for these crashes.
Using of standard quality motorcycle helmets, following traffic laws, construction of road dividers and service lanes on the highways and strong monitoring of the authorities were recommended by the foundation to check the situation.