Ahmedabad is experiencing a staggering increase in road accident cases. On an average, at least 75 people are injured daily due to vehicle accidents in the city.
According to data from 108 EMRI services, from January to September, at least 78,415 people were injured in the city due to road accidents.
This shows an increase from 19,122 cases compared to the same period last year.
Whereas in Gujarat, the total number of individuals injured in road accidents from January to September recorded was 1,19,220.
On an average, 436 injuries from accident cases are registered daily across the state, with approximately 17% of these cases occurring in Ahmedabad.
Notably in Navratri the accident cases increased in Gujarat by 18%.
In Ahmedabad, a total of 8,437 emergency cases were logged over the nine days of Navratri. This included health emergencies like abdominal pain, breathing issues which slightly rose compared to normal days, high fever, cardiac attacks, and strokes resulting in a total of 41,339 emergency cases across the state.