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Posted by jey957 on November 1st, 2021

Maharashtra recorded the highest number of accidents and fatalities on railways in 2020, for the second straight year, according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

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But the silver lining of the pandemic-induced lockdown was that rail accidents decreased by half in the state — from 6,338 in 2019 to 2,697 in 2020. A majority of accidents on railways were caused during track crossing or from falling off a running train.

Road crashes also reduced by 21% in the lockdown year from 57,228 in 2019 to 45,484. Maharashtra did better than five other states, including Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, recording lower road crashes. But the state’s performance slipped when it came to road fatalities, ranking second in the country with 12,018 deaths.