Identification of Black Corridors in Road Accident

August 11, 2026

It’s a well-known fact that while the country has seen a road revolution and the construction of new expressways, the number of road accidents and fatalities has also risen. In 2024, 1,912 road accidents occurred on national highways, resulting in 1,562 deaths and 1,171 injuries. In 2022, 1,181 people died and 1,171 were injured in 2,293 accidents. This means that accidents are under control and deaths are declining at a very slow pace. The real problem lies with the state roads, which are also in poor condition.

In 2024, 6,063 road accidents occurred, resulting in 4,759 deaths. If we return to the base year of 2022, there is no improvement in accidents. Even then, 4,756 people died in 6,132 accidents.

Road safety forces have been established in Punjab. Upon receiving information about an accident, they reach the scene to help the injured. Experts have identified the major causes of road accidents and deaths as speeding, disregard for traffic rules, overspeeding and overloading, poor monitoring of commercial vehicles, and damaged roads.

All this has been identified in an AI survey. It has also been reported that there are 31 black corridors in Punjab, where four people die every day. Mohali has the highest number of black corridors at 13, and Fatehgarh Sahib has seven. The government has initiated special preventive measures to prevent accidents, but the traffic jams on the road near Fatehgarh Sahib and at the intersections in Mohali invite accidents. The AI survey has identified 6,358 black corridors across the country.

Following Mohali and Fatehgarh Sahib, two black corridors each have been identified in Bathinda and Ludhiana city, and one each in Amritsar rural, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana rural, Mansa, Patiala, and Sangrur.

These are the identified black corridors, while new ones that are constantly created due to sudden road wear and tear remain elusive. Furthermore, large stretches of road remain unlit after dusk. Vehicles overtaking each other in the dark invite accidents.

We believe that if, in addition to the road safety forces, the staff deployed at toll barriers also take on the responsibility of handling road accident victims, the number of accidents could certainly be reduced.