# Fatalities on Indian roads: One death reported every three minutes

https://mins.news/en/item/73854

- France 24, 2026-09-25 11:33 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260925-fatalities-on-indian-roads-one-death-reported-every-three-minutes

> India has the world's second-largest road network, stretching beyond 6 million kilometres, but its roads are also deadly. A death is reported every three minutes, amid recurring tragedies involving drunk drivers, speeding trucks hitting school buses and passenger buses plunging into gorges.

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