Hyderabad: Road accidents up in Rachakonda in 2025; 28 lakh traffic violations, 5,800 driving licences suspended

Hyderabad: Road accidents in Rachakonda Police Commissionerate increased in 2025, with a higher number of total cases, fatalities and injuries compared to 2024, official data shows.

This increase is despite intensified enforcement and large-scale public awareness campaigns by the traffic police.

Overall accident scenario

According to figures released by Rachakonda Commissioner of Police G Sudheer Babu, while presenting the Annual Report-2025, the total number of road accident cases rose from 3,207 in 2024 to 3,488 in 2025.

- Fatal accidents: Marginally declined from 624 to 621.

- Non-fatal accidents: Increased from 2,583 to 2,867.

- Deaths: Rose from 653 to 659.

- Injured: Increased from 3,003 to 3,219.

The CP said that while fatal accidents showed a slight dip, the overall rise in cases and injuries remains a matter of concern.

Outer Ring Road accidents surge

Elaborating further, Sudheer Babu said that the Outer Ring Road (ORR) witnessed a sharp increase in accidents during 2025.

Here’s a breakdown of the numbers related to ORR:

- Total cases: Rose from 52 to 76.

- Fatal accidents: Increased from 19 to 26.

- Non-fatal accidents: Went up from 33 to 50.

- Deaths: Jumped from 21 to 37.

- Injured: Increased from 31 to 80.

The CP attributed the spike mainly to over speeding and negligent driving on high-speed corridors.

Sudheer Babu also said that Rachakonda Traffic Police booked nearly 28 lakh cases under the Motor Vehicles Act during the year.

Data compiled from Traffic Enforcement-I and Traffic Enforcement-II wings shows that over speeding, riding without helmets and failure to wear seatbelts continue to be the most widespread offences on city roads.

Presenting the consolidated figures, the CP said intensified checks, technology-backed surveillance and sustained awareness campaigns were undertaken to instil road discipline.

27.88 lakh MV Act cases booked

Together, both traffic wings registered 27.88 lakh MV Act cases, comprising 5.52 lakh contact cases, and 22.36 lakh non-contact cases detected through surveillance cameras and e-challan systems.

He said the high number of non-contact cases reflects the expanding use of automated enforcement to monitor violations around the clock.

Over speeding and safety violations lead

A combined analysis of violations reveals worrying trends:

- Over speeding: 1,61,648 cases

- Riding without a helmet: 12,98,831 cases

- Not wearing a seatbelt: 7,23,770 cases

- Driving without a licence: 1,33,775 cases

- Wrong-side driving: 52,186 cases

- Triple riding: 56,265 cases

- Signal jumping: 36,520 cases

- Using mobile phones while driving: 22,095 cases

- Improper number plates: 50,643 cases

The CP said disregard for basic safety norms remains the biggest challenge despite repeated warnings and enforcement.

Drunken driving and licence suspensions

As part of special drives against high-risk behaviour:

- 17,760 drunken driving cases were registered.

- 5,821 driving licences were suspended for serious violations.

- 16 offenders were sentenced to imprisonment.

Courts imposed fines totalling Rs 3.88 crore, underlining the seriousness of traffic offences.

Awareness campaigns reach over 3.6 lakh citizens

Alongside enforcement, the traffic police conducted 4,269 awareness programmes, reaching nearly 3.67 lakh people across schools, colleges, workplaces and public spaces. These sessions focused on over speeding risks, helmet and seatbelt usage and the dangers of drunk and distracted driving, Sudheer Babu said.

Need for behavioural change

“The enforcement alone cannot curb accidents unless motorists follow traffic rules voluntarily. Over speeding, drunk driving and non-use of helmets and seatbelts continue to be the leading causes of accidents. A combination of strict enforcement, technology-driven monitoring and sustained public awareness will remain the focus in the coming year,” the Rachakonda Police Commissioner said.