An epidemiological study of road traffic accidents occurring in Central India.

Authors

Daneshwar Singh, Mahesh Gupta, Priyesh Marskole, Preeti Gupta, Shruti Gupta, Soumitra Sethia

Published in

Journal of family medicine and primary care. Volume 15. Issue 7. Pages 2417-2421. Epub Oct 07, 2026.

Abstract

Road accidents are an inevitable consequence of urbanization, modernization, and fast life. Each life is precious; every day, thousands of people are injured and killed on roads. Each year, millions of people spend their time staying for a long period in hospitals after severe crashes, and many of them become physically and socially handicapped. The ripple effects of road traffic crashes can be catastrophic and push many households into poverty.
The study had a cross-sectional design, and the study population consisted of all new cases of road traffic injury of all age groups and genders admitted at the hospital. The study was undertaken from January to December for a period of 1 year.
The majority of the cases were in the age group of 15-45 years (73.88%), with those aged 15-30 years (46.79%) being more affected in this group. The maximum (17.56%) number of injuries took place on Sundays, 12.47% on Mondays, 7.71% on Wednesdays, 10.5% on Tuesdays, 11.33% on Thursdays, 14.94% on Fridays, and 25.45% on Saturdays. The majority of the cases were two-wheeler occupants (riders or pillion riders) and pedestrians (42.52% and 30.37%, respectively). Out of 609 victims, 187 (30.70%) admitted that they were using mobile phones while driving. In most of the cases, the collision was a rear-end collision (28.89%). Most of the alcoholic respondents had head-on collisions, compared to nonalcoholic respondents.
The major cause of accidents was the negligence to abide by and follow the traffic ethics, and mostly, the younger population got affected. In the majority of cases, the causes of accidents were poor roads, failing to make curves, and road signs or marking not being visible properly. Driving after consumption of alcohol and not wearing helmets were also big contributors.

PMID:
42965190
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 01 Nov 2026.

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