1326 Indians die due to accidents, suicide every day !

NEW DELHI: Every fifth person who killed himself in Maharashtra in 2009 was a farmer, recent suicide data says, nailing the state for most farm suicides for the tenth year in a row. Nationwide, 17,368 farmers killed themselves in 2009, 7% more than the count in 2008.

The data is part of National Crime Records Bureau`s annual report of deaths and suicides across the country. Overall, India reported 418 accidental deaths a day in 2009. Road accidents killed 348 people a day; as many killed themselves daily for reasons ranging from illness to failure in love. The suicide count rose 1.7% compared to 2008 while accidental deaths, including those in road mishaps, increased by 7.3% over the last year. Around 1.27 lakh people committed suicide and 3.57 lakh died accidental deaths. Read More................1326 Indians die due to accidents, suicide every day !

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Hey Indians, Drive Safely

Mortality rates on Indian roads are 14 per 10,000 vehicles, compared to less than two per 10,000 in developed countries, the World Bank has said. Read more..........................Good luck needed as Indians drive themselves to death

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Drive Carefully on Indian roads

On Indian roads all are advised to drive carefully. Just see how lethal Indian roads are, reveals these official figures. As per a report nearly 280 people die in road accidents every day in India. That comes out to be a death every 5 minutes on Indian roads. Read more..............280 die in Indian road accidents every day

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