Jaipur: Jaipur reported fewer road accidents but more fatalities in 2025, highlighting a worrying rise in the severity of crashes. The district recorded 3,664 road accidents—about 10 every day—but 1,273 people were killed, averaging nearly 3.5 deaths daily. While accidents declined by 5.6% compared with 2024, fatalities increased by 3.1%, pushing the fatality rate to 34.7 deaths per 100 accidents, the highest in the past five years.The figures, based on combined accident data from Jaipur East, West, North, South and Rural police districts, suggest that although collisions have reduced, a greater proportion are proving fatal.The trend has been reflected in recent accidents. Earlier this week, four members of a family waiting near a bus stop on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway were killed after a speeding trailer broke through a roadside barrier and ran them over. Days earlier, two people died on the same highway after their car rammed into a container truck, once again raising concerns over road safety on one of Rajasthan’s busiest corridors.Jaipur Rural remained the worst-affected district, reporting 805 accidents and 426 deaths—one in every three road fatalities in the Jaipur region. It was also the only police district to register an increase in accidents over the previous year. Jaipur East recorded the highest number of crashes at 1,011, followed by Jaipur West with 964.Jaipur South registered the biggest improvement, with accidents falling from 783 to 666 and deaths declining from 216 to 184. Jaipur North reported the fewest accidents at 218, but fatalities rose from 58 to 71.Traffic SP Yogesh Goyal said the city is strengthening traffic management by deploying more personnel, installing additional traffic signals, and expanding IT-enabled enforcement. “The bigger challenge lies in rural areas, where traffic management infrastructure is limited and compliance with traffic rules remains poor. Along with stricter enforcement, we need behavioural change among drivers and pedestrians,” he said.The five-year trend shows accidents have steadily declined since peaking at 3,935 in 2022, but annual road deaths have remained above 1,200 for the third straight year, underscoring that fewer crashes do not necessarily mean safer roads.
