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Accidents caused by minors
August 26 , 2025
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- State-wise data showed Tamil Nadu with the highest number of accidents caused by minors.
- TN is reporting 2,063 cases out of a total of 11,890 nationwide for 2023 and 2024.
- The data was based on the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) system covering 36 States and Union Territories.
- Madhya Pradesh reported 1,138 cases, and Maharashtra reported 1,067 cases according to the same data.
- Tamil Nadu police, while verifying these claims using the iRAD system, found only 473 accidents caused by minors in the state for 2023 and 2024 combined, with 204 cases in 2023 and 269 cases in 2024.
- The number of challans issued to guardians and parents of juvenile offenders in Tamil Nadu was 41 in 2023 and 80 in 2024.
- Bihar recorded the highest number of challans issued to minors at 1,316, collecting ₹44.27 lakh in revenue.
- Accident and crime data in Tamil Nadu are uploaded to iRAD through the State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB), which is part of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS).
- Tamil Nadu has maintained over 90 per cent efficiency in uploading accident data to iRAD, but cannot verify the data quality from other states.
- The state recorded a 17 per cent decrease in fatal road accidents during January and February 2025.
- There were 2,576 fatal accidents and 2,678 deaths in this period.
- This compares to 3,110 fatal accidents and 3,253 deaths in the same months of 2024.aaaaaaaa
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