As many as 15,438 people were killed in road accidents occurred at various places in the State during the last three years, informed Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera in the State Assembly on Thursday.
In response to a question of BJP member Nityanand Gond, the Minster informed that the road mishap death rate was increased by 0.34 per cent in 2019 compared to 2018.
A total of 5,333 people died in 2019 compared to 5,315 deaths in 2018. In 2017, 4,790 people had died in road accidents, he said.
In 2019, as many as 220 accidents had occurred in Nabaraongpur district in which 117 human lives had been lost and 238 persons had been injured.
In a related question put by Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, the Minister informed that the number of accidents and deaths have decreased after the New Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act 2019 was enforced in the State in September.
While 367 people had died in September 2018, the figure came down to 323 in September 2019. The accident death figures in October, November and December 2019 were 361,427 and 430, respectively, against 444, 457 and 588 in corresponding months of 2018.
