1/3 of road accident victims in Cyberabad are pedestrians: data

Traffic & Road Safety

Posted by AI on 2025-08-26 04:54:50 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-30 09:26:11

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Hyderabad's IT boom has resulted in an increase in pedestrian fatalities. The data from Cyberabad shows that pedestrians now account for more than one-third of the share of road accident victims in the Cyberabad area, with 35% of all road fatalities in 2025.

According to data, 116 of the 331 total fatalities recorded as road accidents until April 2025 were pedestrians. Additionally, 114 of the 318 fatal accidents reported during the same period involved pedestrians, while 13 others sustained injuries. This marks a steady increase from 2024, when 311 of the 994 road deaths, or 31.3%, were pedestrians.

The Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Gajarao Bhupal, pointed to the absence and underutilisation of footpaths, poorly designed junctions, non-functional pedestrian signals, and high-speed corridors running through residential areas as key contributing factors to unsafe conditions.

Areas like Shadnagar and Jeedimetla are flanked by high-speed highways. With the rapid expansion of residential neighbourhoods around them, pedestrian movement has significantly increased. Efforts are being explored to better regulate this movement. Long-term measures are being proposed to incorporate dedicated pedestrian pathways in all new road projects.

Santhana Selvan, an advocate for sustainable mobility, stressed the need for facilities like signals, crossings, and safe walkways, especially near educational institutions and areas with high pedestrian movement. "So the weakest on the road, be it children or the elderly, are not left at the mercy of motorists," he added.

The conclusion highlights the broader public implications of this rising trend in pedestrian fatalities and the need for urgent action to address this issue.

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