Road rage emerged as most fatal

Vadodara: Although the number of road accidents in the state may have dropped last year, it was the major cause of accidental deaths in Gujarat in 2019.
Some 7,428 people had died in road accident while 1,012 people died in railway accidents. “The World Health Organization (WHO) has also stated that the deaths due to road accidents will remain high like some deadly diseases. There is an increase in number of vehicles, however there has been a constant effort to bring down the number of road accidents in Gujarat,” said Satyen Kulabkar, a traffic expert and member of Road Safety Council in Vadodara.
Another major reason is people dying suddenly because of heart attacks. Gujarat is the third state in the country after Maharashtra and Kerala where deaths due to heart attacks are highest. In Maharashtra, 11,286 people died, in Kerala 3,077 while in Gujarat 2,888 people died of heart attack.
According to NCRB report, natural forces do not lead to accidental deaths so much as the other reasons. Among the other main reasons for deaths in Gujarat have been people falling from a height or in a pit or falling from a vehicle. Last year, 894 people died by falling from a height while 348 people died by falling from a vehicle and 92 died by falling in a pit. Thirty persons also died by falling into a manhole. Drowning by accidentally falling into a water body has also led to death of 1,164 people and 30 people drowned due to capsizing of boat. Fire caused by electronic short-circuit too killed 131 people. Poisoning caused by snake bite also led to death of 329 people.