(Representative) Maharashtra has seen a decline in road crash fatalities, dropping from 11,912 in the first nine months of 2025 to 11,326 this year
In Mumbai, 248 fatal crashes and 260 fatalities were reported in Jan-Sept 2026.
The Public Works Department and National Highways Authority of India must now undertake road engineering improvements in mission mode, particularly along identified high-risk corridors,” said Piyush Tewari, CEO of the non-profit SaveLIFE Foundation. Senior traffic police officers said black spots have been identified and corrective measures, both short-term and long-term, are being implemented. “The Director General of Police’s Critical Corridor Teams initiative has enabled more focused, data-driven enforcement along high-risk corridors and during high-risk hours.
Strengthening post-crash trauma care is critical. “The Supreme Court recognised the right to trauma care as a fundamental right and issued nine directions to strengthen the country’s emergency trauma care system. Maharashtra must prioritise the implementation of these directions, including strengthening ambulance services, establishing a coordinated trauma care network, improving hospital preparedness and implementing the PM-RAHAT scheme to ensure eligible road crash victims receive timely, cashless treatment,” Tewari added.