According to the data shared by the police, the number of deaths in road accidents decreased from 1,264 in 2022 to 1,257 in 2023 in spite of an increase in the number of registered vehicles on the road.
"These have been because the number of prosecutions increased from 4,38,052 in 2022 to 6,39,097 in 2023. Other corrective measures were also undertaken by the traffic unit," special commissioner of police (traffic) Ajay Chaudhry said.
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