Lockdown impact: Death toll in accidents drops significantly

Mumbai, Apr 27 () Mumbai has recorded a dramaticfall in the number of deaths due to rail and road accidentsamid the novel coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said.

Eight people lost their lives on Mumbai's suburbanrail networkin April, a stark contrast to the 143 lives losta month before, an official said on Monday.

The suburban train operation in the city was halted onMarch 23, while the outstation trains were suspended a dayearlier. Only goods trains and some 'workmen specials'ferrying railway staff are being operated by the Railways.

In March last year, there were 225 deaths in trainaccidents and the number for April last year was 206, theofficial said.

Road accidents in Mumbai have also seen a significantdecline during the lockdown period, another official said.

According to RTO data, 13 people were killed in 94road accidents in Mumbai in March this year, compared to 40deaths in 258 accidents during the same month last year.

The dip in road accidents during the lockdown periodwas also witnessed at the state level, the official said. KK VTVT VT