MoRTH Accidents

Road Accidents in India

Road Accidents in India is used to study crash counts, fatalities, and road-safety trends.

Open downloadLarge
Host / institution

MoRTH · Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Geography

India, state

Time coverage

Annual official series

Update frequency

Annual

What this is best for

Official road-safety series

Main limitations

PDF tables; under-reporting caveats

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Road Accidents used for?
Official road-safety series
How do you access Road Accidents data?
Road Accidents is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does Road Accidents cover?
Geography: India, state. Time coverage: Annual official series.
What are the main limitations of Road Accidents?
PDF tables; under-reporting caveats

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables5

Live-fetched morth.gov.in (2026-07-09): Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government Of India. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary
Name / codeDescription
AccidentsAccident counts
Deaths / injuriesFatalities and injuries
Road categoryRoad type classification
Weather / violationContributing factors
Road user typeVictim / user categories
Formats

PDF

Technical tags
PDF reportannual
Example uses
Typical research and analysis uses for this dataset

Road safety policy evaluation

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.