Road accidents have been a serious explanation for concern throughout the nation. Such accidents and deaths impose monetary burden, thereby pushing complete family into poverty and the already poor into debt, a serious explanation for rise in Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Communities or unemployment.

Recently, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed in its annual ‘Crime India’ report for 2020 that round 1.2 lakh deaths have been recorded in 2020.

During this time, public actions was additionally restricted. This stood to be the primary motive of the lower in highway accidents, if in comparison with 2018 and 2019.

If North Eastern areas are taken under consideration, as many as 3,142 folks died in highway accidents in 2020.

Deaths on account of negligence associated to highway accidents have been the best in Assam with 2502 victims.

The lowest have been recorded in Nagaland with 33 victims.

In Arunachal Pradesh, as many as 69 folks have misplaced their lives on account of negligence associated to such accidents.

The determine stood at 124, 133, 43, 37, and 201 for Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura.

According to the report, out of 69, a complete of 14 folks have died in highway accidents associated to hit and run instances. While, out of 2502 instances, a complete of 897 have been reported to be of hit and run instances.

In Manipur, out of 124 victims, 63 victims misplaced their lives in hit and run instances.

In Meghalaya, 38 instances have been reported of hit & run.

Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura reported 35, 16, 4, 99 instances of Hit & Run.

It is pertinent to say right here that not one of the NE states have reported any instances of deaths induced on account of negligence regarding rail accidents.

However, if medical negligence is taken into context, solely two Northeastern states have reported such deaths – Assam and Tripura.

A complete of 9 instances have been reported of medical negligence in Assam, and all of the victims have misplaced their lives on account of such ignorance.

While, in Tripura all the two victims have misplaced their lives on account of medical negligence.

No deaths have been reported from North japanese states on account of negligence of civic our bodies.

According to the report, the determine of highway accidents stood at 1.36 lakh in 2019 and 1.35 lakh in 2018.

It is pertinent to notice that India remained beneath full lockdown from March 25, 2020 and May 31, 2020 on account of COVID-19 Pandemic (First Wave).