<h1>2023 road accidents: 480,583 crashes, 172,890 fatalities, 462,825 injuries; overspeeding, wrong-side driving, two-wheelers cause deaths</h1> A government transport ministry report for 2023 records 4,80,583 road accidents causing 1,72,890 fatalities and 4,62,825 injuries, highlighting young working-age victims and concentration of incidents on non-highway roads; overspeeding, wrong-side driving and two-wheelers are leading contributors. The data, sourced from police departments under standardized UNESCAP formats, underscores regulatory and enforcement issues-speed management, road design, vehicle safety and targeted enforcement-relevant to policymaking, administrative compliance, civil liability claims and criminal prosecutions arising from traffic rule violations and infrastructure defects. The findings support prioritization of legislative, administrative and evidence-based enforcement measures.